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Household of Thomas Gaskell (born 1861, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Gaskell and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaskell, born in 1861 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Gaskell, born in 1860 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Gaskell's household

Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Head
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Richard

Gaskell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gaskell

Head

Married

20

1861

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Wife

Married

21

1860

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Richard

Gaskell

Son

Single

2

1879

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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