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Household of William Gosling (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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 1834 in Offwell, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Gosling, born in 1841 in Colyton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1862 in Colyford, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1871 in Colyton, Devon, England), Amy (born 1874 in Colyton, Devon, England), Harry (born 1877 in Colyton, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Colyton, Devon, England).


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Maria

Gosling

Wife
Female

Emily

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Amy

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Harry

Gosling

Son
Female

Alice

Gosling

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Offwell, 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

47

1834

Offwell, Devon, England

Maria

Gosling

Wife

Married

40

1841

Colyton, Devon, England

Emily

Gosling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Colyford, Devon, England

Bessie

Gosling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Colyton, Devon, England

Amy

Gosling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colyton, Devon, England

Harry

Gosling

Son

Single

4

1877

Colyton, Devon, England

Alice

Gosling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Colyton, Devon, England

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