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Household of Peter Gaskell (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Peter Gaskell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gaskell, born in 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Gaskell, born in 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Selina (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Christiana Gaskell, born in 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Gaskell's household

Male

Peter

Gaskell

Head
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Selina

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Gaskell

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gaskell

Head

Married

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Wife

Married

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Selina

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Gaskell

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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