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Household of Hiram Gosham (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Hiram Gosham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hiram Gosham, born in 1840 in Arlington, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. Hiram was the head of the household, married to Emily Gosham, born in 1846 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Florence F (born 1870 in Arlington, Sussex, England), Thomas G (born 1872 in Arlington, Sussex, England), Amelia A (born 1875 in West Dean, Sussex, England) and Lucy A (born 1881 in Hove, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hiram's Stepson, Henry (born 1869 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England), Hiram's Stepdaughter, Emily (born 1874 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England), Hiram's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Sompting, Sussex, England), Hiram's Lodger, Walter (born 1853 in Sussex, England) and Hiram's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Seaford, Sussex, England).


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Hiram Gosham's household

Male

Hiram

Gosham

Head
Female

Emily

Gosham

Wife
Female

Florence F

Gosham

Daughter
Male

Thomas G

Gosham

Son
Female

Amelia A

Gosham

Daughter
Female

Lucy A

Gosham

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hall

Stepson
Female

Emily

Hall

Stepdaughter
Male

Henry

Bartlett

Boarder
Male

Walter

Primcard

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Hiram
Last name Gosham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arlington, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hiram

Gosham

Head

Married

41

1840

Arlington, Sussex, England

Emily

Gosham

Wife

Married

35

1846

Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Florence F

Gosham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Arlington, Sussex, England

Thomas G

Gosham

Son

Single

9

1872

Arlington, Sussex, England

Amelia A

Gosham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Dean, Sussex, England

Lucy A

Gosham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hove, Sussex, England

Henry

Hall

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England

Emily

Hall

Stepdaughter

Single

7

1874

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England

Henry

Bartlett

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Sompting, Sussex, England

Walter

Primcard

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Sussex, England

Thomas

Green

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Seaford, Sussex, England

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