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Household of Thomas Gaskell (born 1835, 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.

Thomas Gaskell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaskell, born in 1835 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Gaskell, born in 1835 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1863 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Mary E J (born 1875 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, Peter Gaskell, born in 1807 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gaskell's household

Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Mary E J

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gaskell

Head

Married

46

1835

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

18

1863

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

14

1867

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary E J

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Father In Law

Widower

74

1807

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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