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Household of Peter Gaskell (born 1840, 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.

Peter Gaskell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gaskell, born in 1840 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gaskell, born in 1842 in Whiston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1863 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1866 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Gaskell's household

Male

Peter

Gaskell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Wife
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
Male

Richard

Gaskell

Son
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gaskell

Son
Male

Edward

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gaskell

Head

Married

41

1840

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Whiston, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

18

1863

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

15

1866

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Richard

Gaskell

Son

Single

13

1868

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

10

1871

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Robert

Gaskell

Son

Single

6

1875

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Edward

Gaskell

Son

Single

3

1878

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

1

1880

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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