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Household of Thomas Gaskell (born 1834, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaskell, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Gaskell, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1869 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Son, Robert Smith, born in 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gaskell's household

Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Step Son
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gaskell

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

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