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Household of William Gaskell (born 1831, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1831 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gaskell, born in 1833 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Nancy (born 1860 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Paul (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1875 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Nancy

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

William

Gaskell

Son
Male

Paul

Gaskell

Son
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

50

1831

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Gaskell

Son

Single

19

1862

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Paul

Gaskell

Son

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

6

1875

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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