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Household of William Gaskell (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1838 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gaskell, born in 1840 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Wilson (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1861 in Durham, England), Annie (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Celina (born 1873 in Snydale, Yorkshire, England), Alfred J (born 1876 in Streethouse, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Streethouse, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Streethouse, Yorkshire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Sarah

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Wilson

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Annie

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Celina

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Gaskell

Son
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Fred

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

43

1838

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gaskell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bath, Somerset, England

Wilson

Gaskell

Son

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Annie

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Celina

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Snydale, Yorkshire, England

Alfred J

Gaskell

Son

Single

5

1876

Streethouse, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Streethouse, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Gaskell

Son

Single

0

1881

Streethouse, Yorkshire, England

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