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Household of William Gaskell (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 1830 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Gaskell, born in 1840 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William G (born 1867 in Weston Point, Cheshire, England), Joseph Mel (born 1871 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Thomas P, born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Wife
Male

William G

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph Mel

Gaskell

Son
Female

Sarah A

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gaskell

Son
Male

Thomas P

Gaskell

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

51

1830

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Gaskell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William G

Gaskell

Son

Single

14

1867

Weston Point, Cheshire, England

Joseph Mel

Gaskell

Son

Single

10

1871

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Charles

Gaskell

Son

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas P

Gaskell

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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