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Household of William Goss (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Goss, born in 1840 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Goss, born in 1837 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Kate E (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Alfred C (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1807 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Matilda (born 1815 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Goss's household

Male

William

Goss

Head
Female

Eleanor

Goss

Wife
Female

Kate E

Goss

Daughter
Male

Alfred C

Goss

Son
Female

Ann

Bennett

Sister In Law
Female

Matilda

Bennett

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Goss

Head

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

Eleanor

Goss

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Kate E

Goss

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred C

Goss

Son

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann

Bennett

Sister In Law

Single

74

1807

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Bennett

Sister In Law

Single

66

1815

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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