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Household of William Gosling (born 1854, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gosling, born in 1854 in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Gosling, born in 1843 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John Wm (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Wm (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1864 in Morley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Alice

Gosling

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Holmes

Step Daughter
Male

John Wm

Gosling

Son
Male

Arthur Wm

Gosling

Son
Female

Emily

Gosling

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

27

1854

Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England

Alice

Gosling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Holmes

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Morley, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Gosling

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Wm

Gosling

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Gosling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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