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Household of William Goss (born 1856, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Goss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Goss, born in 1856 in Swimbridge, Devon, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Goss, born in 1851 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1879 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, ? (born 1816 in Langtree, Devon, England) and William's Nephew, William (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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William Goss's household

Male

William

Goss

Head
Female

Mary

Goss

Wife
Male

James

Goss

Son
Female

?

Greenwood

Mother In Law
Male

William

Greenwood

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Swimbridge, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Goss

Head

Married

25

1856

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Mary

Goss

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barnstaple, Devon, England

James

Goss

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnstaple, Devon, England

?

Greenwood

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Langtree, Devon, England

William

Greenwood

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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