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Household of William Gosling (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 1833 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gosling, born in 1843 in Croyde, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alfred (born 1873 in Portishead, Somerset, England), John Henry (born 1874 in Portishead, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1877 in Portishead, Somerset, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Sarah

Gosling

Wife
Male

William

Gosling

Son
Male

Alfred

Gosling

Son
Male

John Henry

Gosling

Son
Female

Emily

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gosling

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

48

1833

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Gosling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Croyde, Devon, England

William

Gosling

Son

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Gosling

Son

Single

8

1873

Portishead, Somerset, England

John Henry

Gosling

Son

Single

7

1874

Portishead, Somerset, England

Emily

Gosling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portishead, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gosling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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