Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Firth
and Hannah Elizabeth (Helliwell) Firth
Sister of
Arthur Helliwell Firth, Henry Firth, Emily Ann Firth, Annie Jane Firth and Edith Emma Firth
Wife of
James Willie Gaskell
— married
1901 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
James Willie Gaskell
Died
at about age 74
in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2021
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Biography
Alice (Firth) Gaskell was born in Yorkshire, England.
Alice was born in Halifax, Yorkshire 21 March 1878 [1] [2] & baptised Alice Firth on 24 March 1886 Halifax, St. Augustine, Yorkshire the daughter of David Firth & Hannah Elizabeth. Date of birth included in entry. [3]
With siblings & parents in 1891 living in Dentons Court, Halifax, Yorkshire. [4]
The marriage of James Willie Gaskell & Alice Firth was registered in 1901 Halifax, Yorkshire. [5]
She died in 1953. [6]
Sources
- ↑ England and Wales National Register, 1939
- ↑ GRO Birth Index, Alice Firth, Halifax Vol. 9a, Page 588 q June 1878. Mother's maiden name listed as Hellewell.
- ↑ England Births & Christenings 1538-1975: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JST1-WG3
- ↑ England Census, 1891: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/G3V5-RT7
- ↑ GRO Marriage Index, Halifax, Vol. 9a, Page 852 q December 1901.
- ↑ GRO Death Index, Alice Gaskell, Halifax, Vol.2b, Page 664 q March 1953 age 74
"England and Wales National Register, 1939," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7G7J-LG3Z : 15 April 2019), Alice Gaskell in entry for James W Gaskell, 29 Sep 1939; from "General Register Office: National Registration: 1939 Register," database, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.com : 2017); citing Census, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, RG 101, The National Archives, Kew, England; FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Elizabeth (Gaskell) Harris 
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