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Household of Henry Gaskell (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Gaskell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gaskell, born in 1842 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Broadbent, born in 1840 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Ann (born 1840 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Henry's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Henry's Brother, Thomas (born 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Henry Gaskell's household

Male

Henry

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ann

Broadbent

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Sister
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Brother
Male

Harry

Gaskell

Son
Male

William

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gaskell

Head

Married

39

1842

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Broadbent

Sister

Married

41

1840

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Sister

Single

36

1845

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Brother

Single

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Harry

Gaskell

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Gaskell

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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