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Household of Thomas Gaskell (born 1834, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaskell, born in 1834 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gaskell, born in 1839 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1857 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Hannah (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, John Gaskell, born in 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gaskell's household

Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Male

James

Gaskell

Son
Male

Richard

Gaskell

Son
Female

Nancy

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
Female

Elizabeth Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Male

John

Gaskell

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Gaskell

Head

Married

47

1834

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Gaskell

Son

Single

24

1857

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Gaskell

Son

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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