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Household of James Gaskell (born 1818, 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.
James Gaskell and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gaskell, born in 1818 in Rainow, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gaskell, born in 1828 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Samuel, born 1855 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Maggie L (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Albert J (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Margaret (born 1844 in Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Staffordshire, England) and James's Servant, Fanny (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England).
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James Gaskell's household
James
Gaskell
Head
Elizabeth
Gaskell
Wife
Samuel
Gaskell
Son
Margaret
Gaskell
Daughter In Law
Elizabeth A
Gaskell
Grand Daughter
Maggie L
Gaskell
Grand Daughter
Arthur
Gaskell
Grand Son
Albert J
Gaskell
Grand Son
Elizabeth
Lockett
Servant
Fanny
Harrison
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gaskell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Rainow, Cheshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gaskell | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Rainow, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Gaskell | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England | |
Samuel | Gaskell | Son | Married | 26 | 1855 | Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England | |
Margaret | Gaskell | Daughter In Law | Married | 37 | 1844 | Scotland | |
Elizabeth A | Gaskell | Grand Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Maggie L | Gaskell | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Arthur | Gaskell | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Albert J | Gaskell | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Lockett | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Staffordshire, England | |
Fanny | Harrison | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Staffordshire, England |
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