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Household of Edward Goss (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

Edward Goss and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Goss, born in 1852 in Staverton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Rebecca T Goss, born in 1850 in Staverton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1872 in Staverton, Devon, England), Edward J (born 1874 in Staverton, Devon, England), Fredrick J (born 1876 in Staverton, Devon, England), Charles R (born 1878 in Staverton, Devon, England) and John E (born 1880 in Staverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Father In Law, Richard (born 1810 in Dartington, Devon, England) and Edward's Visitor, Mary E (born 1862 in Staverton, Devon, England).


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Edward Goss's household

Male

Edward

Goss

Head
Female

Rebecca T

Goss

Wife
Male

William H

Goss

Son
Male

Edward J

Goss

Son
Male

Fredrick J

Goss

Son
Male

Charles R

Goss

Son
Male

John E

Goss

Son
Male

Richard

King

Father In Law
Female

Mary E

Cake

Visitor
First name(s) Edward
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Staverton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Goss

Head

Married

29

1852

Staverton, Devon, England

Rebecca T

Goss

Wife

Married

31

1850

Staverton, Devon, England

William H

Goss

Son

Single

9

1872

Staverton, Devon, England

Edward J

Goss

Son

Single

7

1874

Staverton, Devon, England

Fredrick J

Goss

Son

Single

5

1876

Staverton, Devon, England

Charles R

Goss

Son

Single

3

1878

Staverton, Devon, England

John E

Goss

Son

Single

1

1880

Staverton, Devon, England

Richard

King

Father In Law

Married

71

1810

Dartington, Devon, England

Mary E

Cake

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Staverton, Devon, England

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