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Household of William Gosling (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Gosling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gosling, born in 1823 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Gosling, born in 1829 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Grace (born 1851 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Maria (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, James Bridges, born in 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Grace

Gosling

Wife
Female

Grace

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Maria

Gosling

Daughter
Male

John

Gosling

Son
Female

Louisa

Gosling

Daughter
Male

James

Bridges

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

58

1823

Devon, England

Grace

Gosling

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Grace

Gosling

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Maria

Gosling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Gosling

Son

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Gosling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Bridges

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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