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Household of William Gaskell (born 1828, 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.

William Gaskell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1828 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Gaskell, born in 1837 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1860 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1864 in Kerridge, Cheshire, England) and Henry (born 1868 in Kerridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ellen Shaw, born in 1869 in Kerridge, Cheshire, England.


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Martha

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Ann

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gaskell

Son
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

53

1828

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Martha

Gaskell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Ann

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Edward

Gaskell

Son

Single

17

1864

Kerridge, Cheshire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Son

Single

13

1868

Kerridge, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Kerridge, Cheshire, England

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