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Household of William Gaskell (born 1843, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1843 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gaskell, born in 1848 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Rachael (born 1869 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Rachael

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

George

Gaskell

Son
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

38

1843

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Orrell, Lancashire, England

George

Gaskell

Son

Single

5

1876

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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