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Household of William Gaskell (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1845 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Ann Gaskell, born in 1844 in Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1864 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1866 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1867 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1871 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Nancy Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Robert

Gaskell

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Gaskell

Head

Married

36

1845

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nancy Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Robert

Gaskell

Son

Single

17

1864

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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