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Household of Josiah Gosling (born 1847, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Josiah Gosling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Gosling, born in 1847 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Emma Gosling, born in 1846 in Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Henry W (born 1872 in Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza A (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ernest R (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ada S (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph E (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Nephew, George Gosling, born in 1861 in Gloucestershire, England.


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Josiah Gosling's household

Male

Josiah

Gosling

Head
Female

Emma

Gosling

Wife
Male

Henry W

Gosling

Son
Female

Eliza A

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Ernest R

Gosling

Son
Female

Ada S

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Gosling

Son
Male

George

Gosling

Nephew
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Gosling

Head

Married

34

1847

Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Gosling

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England

Henry W

Gosling

Son

Single

9

1872

Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza A

Gosling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ernest R

Gosling

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ada S

Gosling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph E

Gosling

Son

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Gosling

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Gloucestershire, England

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