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Household of Thomas Gaskell (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaskell, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Gaskell, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Catherine E (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Gaskell's household

Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Head
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Richard

Gaskell

Son
Female

Rebecca

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

William

Gaskell

Son
Female

Catherine E

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gaskell

Head

Married

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Gaskell

Son

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Gaskell

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Catherine E

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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