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Household of William Skelton Gate (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigton, Cumberland, 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.

William Skelton Gate and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skelton Gate, born in 1852 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William Skelton was the head of the household, married to Jane Gate, born in 1853 in Wigton, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Martha Skelton (born 1878 in Wigton, Cumberland, England), Frances Mary (born 1879 in Wigton, Cumberland, England) and Violet Jane (born 1881 in Wigton, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Skelton's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Cumberland, England) and William Skelton's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Penrith, Cumberland, England).


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William Skelton Gate's household

Male

William Skelton

Gate

Head
Female

Jane

Gate

Wife
Female

Martha Skelton

Gate

Daughter
Female

Frances Mary

Gate

Daughter
Female

Violet Jane

Gate

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Westmorland

Servant
First name(s) William Skelton
Last name Gate
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Skelton

Gate

Head

Married

29

1852

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Jane

Gate

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Martha Skelton

Gate

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Frances Mary

Gate

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Violet Jane

Gate

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Jane

Ferguson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cumberland, England

Sarah

Westmorland

Servant

Single

18

1863

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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