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Household of John Gossman (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Gossman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gossman, born in 1827 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gossman, born in 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; Catherine (born 1855 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachael (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Newhaven), Edward (born 1868 in Newhaven), Mary (born 1871 in Newhaven), Alexander (born 1872 in Newhaven) and Charles (born 1874 in Newhaven).


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John Gossman's household

Male

John

Gossman

Head
Female

Margaret

Gossman

Wife
Female

Catherine

Gossman

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Gossman

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gossman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gossman

Daughter
Male

John

Gossman

Son
Male

Edward

Gossman

Son
Female

Mary

Gossman

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gossman

Son
Male

Charles

Gossman

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gossman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gossman

Head

Married

54

1827

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Gossman

Wife

-

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Gossman

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachael

Gossman

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gossman

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gossman

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gossman

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Newhaven

Edward

Gossman

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Newhaven

Mary

Gossman

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Newhaven

Alexander

Gossman

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Newhaven

Charles

Gossman

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Newhaven

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