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Household of William Gosling (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, 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.

William Gosling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gosling, born in 1840 in Dedham, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gosling, born in 1848 in Essex, England. They had 5 children; Harriot A (born 1867 in Essex, England), William H (born 1869 in Southend, Essex, England), Frank H (born 1875 in Southend, Essex, England), Elizabeth E (born 1879 in Southend, Essex, England) and Frederic C (born 1881 in Southend, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Sarah A (born 1858 in Essex, England) and William's Visitor, Walter G (born 1880 in Southend, Essex, England).


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gosling

Wife
Female

Harriot A

Gosling

Daughter
Male

William H

Gosling

Son
Male

Frank H

Gosling

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Frederic C

Gosling

Son
Female

Sarah A

Wakeling

Visitor
Male

Walter G

Wakeling

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dedham, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

41

1840

Dedham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Gosling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Essex, England

Harriot A

Gosling

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Essex, England

William H

Gosling

Son

Single

12

1869

Southend, Essex, England

Frank H

Gosling

Son

Single

6

1875

Southend, Essex, England

Elizabeth E

Gosling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southend, Essex, England

Frederic C

Gosling

Son

Single

0

1881

Southend, Essex, England

Sarah A

Wakeling

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Essex, England

Walter G

Wakeling

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Southend, Essex, England

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