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Household of William Gosling (born 1835, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gosling, born in 1835 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gosling, born in 1846 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Frances H (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Stephen (born 1822 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Nathan (born 1831 in Rillington, Yorkshire, England).


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Sarah

Gosling

Wife
Male

William

Gosling

Son
Male

George

Gosling

Son
Male

Fred

Gosling

Son
Female

Frances H

Gosling

Daughter
Female

Emma

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Shaw

Lodger
Male

Nathan

Pickering

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

46

1835

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Gosling

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Gosling

Son

Single

12

1869

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

George

Gosling

Son

Single

8

1873

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Gosling

Son

Single

6

1875

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Frances H

Gosling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Gosling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Shaw

Lodger

Widower

59

1822

Chester, Cheshire, England

Nathan

Pickering

Lodger

Widower

50

1831

Rillington, Yorkshire, England

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