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Household of John Gould (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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 Gould and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gould, born in 1838 in Thornford, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gould, born in 1840 in Thornford, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Stephen (born 1866 in Thornford, Dorset, England), Emily (born 1869 in Thornford, Dorset, England), Clara (born 1872 in Thornford, Dorset, England) and Louisa K (born 1876 in Thornford, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Flora A Moore, born in 1805 in Misterton, Somerset, England.


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John Gould's household

Male

John

Gould

Head
Female

Mary

Gould

Wife
Male

Stephen

Gould

Son
Female

Emily

Gould

Daughter
Female

Clara

Gould

Daughter
Female

Louisa K

Gould

Daughter
Female

Flora A

Moore

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gould
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Thornford, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gould

Head

Married

43

1838

Thornford, Dorset, England

Mary

Gould

Wife

Married

41

1840

Thornford, Dorset, England

Stephen

Gould

Son

Single

15

1866

Thornford, Dorset, England

Emily

Gould

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornford, Dorset, England

Clara

Gould

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornford, Dorset, England

Louisa K

Gould

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornford, Dorset, England

Flora A

Moore

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Misterton, Somerset, England

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