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Household of William Gaskell (born 1838, Cumberland)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaskell, born in 1838 in Egremont, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gaskell, born in 1839 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah I (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edmund W (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Maud M (born 1876 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England).


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William Gaskell's household

Male

William

Gaskell

Head
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Sarah I

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Edmund W

Gaskell

Son
Female

Maud M

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Egremont, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaskell

Head

Married

43

1838

Egremont, Cumberland, England

Mary

Gaskell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah I

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edmund W

Gaskell

Son

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

Maud M

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Southport, Lancashire, England

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