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Household of William Gaskell (born 1847, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1847 in Winstanley, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gaskell, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Agnes

Gaskell

Wife
Male

George

Gaskell

Son
Female

Ada

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

34

1847

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Gaskell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

George

Gaskell

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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