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Household of William Gosling (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1824 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Gosling, born in 1824 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Northamptonshire, England).


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William Gosling's household

Male

William

Gosling

Head
Female

Ann

Gosling

Wife
Female

Janet

Gosling

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gosling

Son
Male

John

Douglas

Lodger
Male

William

Palmer

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gosling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gosling

Head

Married

57

1824

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Gosling

Wife

Married

57

1824

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Gosling

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Gosling

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Douglas

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Palmer

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Northamptonshire, England

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