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Household of William Gaskell (born 1831, Cheshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1831 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Gaskell, born in 1835 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1862 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Ralph (born 1865 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1875 in Newton, Cheshire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Son
Male

Ralph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newton, 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

50

1831

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newton, Cheshire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Son

Single

19

1862

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ralph

Gaskell

Son

Single

16

1865

Newton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Jane

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newton, Cheshire, England

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