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Household of William Gaskell (born 1819, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1819 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth Gaskell, born 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Sarah Frances (born 1865 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), William Christopher (born 1867 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), John Kirby (born 1873 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Edwin Michael Hayes (born 1877 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Henry (born 1837 in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Sojourner, Sarah (born 1830 in Lancashire, England).
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William Gaskell's household
William
Gaskell
Head
Henry
Parks
Son In Law
Elizabeth Gaskell
Parks
Daughter
Sarah Frances
Parks
Grand Daughter
William Christopher
Parks
Grand Son
John Kirby
Parks
Grand Son
Edwin Michael Hayes
Parks
Grand Son
Sarah
Barrett
Sojourner
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gaskell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gaskell | Head | Widower | 62 | 1819 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Henry | Parks | Son In Law | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England | |
Elizabeth Gaskell | Parks | Daughter | Married | 43 | 1838 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah Frances | Parks | Grand Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Hulme, Lancashire, England | |
William Christopher | Parks | Grand Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
John Kirby | Parks | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Edwin Michael Hayes | Parks | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Sarah | Barrett | Sojourner | Single | 51 | 1830 | Lancashire, England |
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