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Household of Benjamin Gosden (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Benjamin Gosden and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gosden, born in 1830 in , consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gosden, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Mary Smith, born in 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Benjamin Gosden's household

Male

Benjamin

Gosden

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gosden

Wife
Male

Joseph

Gosden

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gosden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gosden

Head

Married

51

1830

England

Mary Ann

Gosden

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Joseph

Gosden

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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