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Household of William Gaskell (born 1854, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1854 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Gaskell, born in 1848 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen Alice, born 1881 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Edward (born 1812 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and William's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1810 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Ellen Alice

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Talbot

Father In Law
Female

Ellen

Talbot

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

27

1854

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Gaskell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ellen Alice

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Edward

Talbot

Father In Law

Married

69

1812

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Talbot

Mother In Law

Married

71

1810

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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