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Household of John Gossan (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Gossan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gossan, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gossan, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1869 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ann Mary (born 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Ireland).


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John Gossan's household

Male

John

Gossan

Head
Female

Eliza

Gossan

Wife
Female

Eliza

Gossan

Daughter
Male

John

Gossan

Son
Male

Arthur

Gossan

Son
Female

Ann Mary

Greenough

Boarder
Female

Mary

Naven

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gossan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gossan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Eliza

Gossan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Gossan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

John

Gossan

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Gossan

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann Mary

Greenough

Boarder

Single

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Naven

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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