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Household of James Gosney (born 1826, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

James Gosney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gosney, born in 1826 in Landport, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Gosney, born in 1833 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1854 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Walter (born 1857 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Annie (born 1866 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Ada Jane (born 1869 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Southsea, Hampshire, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).


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James Gosney's household

Male

James

Gosney

Head
Female

Hannah

Gosney

Wife
Male

George

Gosney

Son
Male

Walter

Gosney

Son
Female

Annie

Gosney

Daughter
Female

Ada Jane

Gosney

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gosney

Son
Male

Alfred

Gosney

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gosney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Landport, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gosney

Head

Married

55

1826

Landport, Hampshire, England

Hannah

Gosney

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sheerness, Kent, England

George

Gosney

Son

Single

27

1854

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Walter

Gosney

Son

Single

24

1857

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Annie

Gosney

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Ada Jane

Gosney

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Frederick

Gosney

Son

Single

8

1873

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Gosney

Son

Single

6

1875

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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