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Household of Henry Gaskell (born 1852, 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.

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 1852 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gaskell, born in 1856 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Brother In Law, John Ashurst, born in 1871 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Gaskell's household

Male

Henry

Gaskell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Wife
Male

John

Ashurst

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gaskell

Head

Married

29

1852

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Ashurst

Brother In Law

Single

10

1871

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

6

1875

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

1

1880

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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