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Household of John Goss (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Goss and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Goss, born in 1805 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1854 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny (born 1843 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ann (born 1866 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Goss's household

Male

John

Goss

Head
Male

William

Goss

Son
Female

Fanny

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Murphy

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Goss

Boarder
Male

William

Heath

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Goss

Head

Widower

76

1805

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

William

Goss

Son

Single

27

1854

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Murphy

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Murphy

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Murphy

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Goss

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

William

Heath

Boarder

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

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