Had 6 children with her husband William Gaskell: a daughter (was stillborn in 1833), a son William Gaskell (b.1844-d.1845) and another 4 daughters - Marianne Gaskell (b.1834-d.?), Margaret Emily Gaskell (b.1837-d.?), Florence Elizabeth Gaskell (b.1842-d.?) and Julia Bradford Gaskell (b.1846-d.?).