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Household of Samuel Gosling (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Samuel Gosling and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Gosling, born in 1840 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gosling, born in 1844 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), John (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1874 in Stratford, Essex, England), Rose (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England), Emily (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Visitor, Sarah Colley, born in 1819 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Samuel Gosling's household

Male

Samuel

Gosling

Head
Female

Mary A

Gosling

Wife
Male

Samuel

Gosling

Son
Female

Alice

Gosling

Daughter
Male

John

Gosling

Son
Female

Louisa

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Rose

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Gosling

Son
Female

Sarah

Colley

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Gosling

Head

Married

41

1840

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary A

Gosling

Wife

Married

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Gosling

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Gosling

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

John

Gosling

Son

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Gosling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stratford, Essex, England

Rose

Gosling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Emily

Gosling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

Alfred

Gosling

Son

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

Sarah

Colley

Visitor

Widow

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

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