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Household of John Gosling (born 1833, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

John Gosling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gosling, born in 1833 in Richmond, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Laura Harriet Gosling, born in 1841 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Henry James (born 1864 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ernest John (born 1866 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Frederick Regd (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Essex, England) and John's Servant, Clara (born 1862 in Essex, England).


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John Gosling's household

Male

John

Gosling

Head
Female

Laura Harriet

Gosling

Wife
Male

Henry James

Gosling

Son
Male

Ernest John

Gosling

Son
Male

Frederick Regd

Gosling

Son
Female

Catherine

Ellis

Servant
Female

Clara

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Richmond, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gosling

Head

Married

48

1833

Richmond, Surrey, England

Laura Harriet

Gosling

Wife

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Henry James

Gosling

Son

Single

17

1864

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ernest John

Gosling

Son

Single

15

1866

Greenwich, Kent, England

Frederick Regd

Gosling

Son

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

Catherine

Ellis

Servant

Single

24

1857

Essex, England

Clara

Ellis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Essex, England

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