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Household of William Gaskell (born 1838, 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.

William Gaskell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1838 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gaskell, born in 1841 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Male

Daniel

Gaskell

Son
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

43

1838

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Gaskell

Son

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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