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Household of William Gaskell (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gaskell, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, George Kittle, born in 1845 in Rochester, Kent, England.


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary A

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Arthur

Gaskell

Son
Female

Minnie

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Gaskell

Son
Male

George

Kittle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gaskell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Gaskell

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Gaskell

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Kittle

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Rochester, Kent, England

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