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Household of William Goss (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, 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 Goss and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Goss, born in 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Goss, born in 1853 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1875 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), Elenor (born 1876 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hannah M (born 1864 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, John (born 1861 in Pensilva, Cornwall, England) and William's Apprentice, David (born 1866 in Ayton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Goss's household

Male

William

Goss

Head
Female

Sarah A

Goss

Wife
Female

Emily

Goss

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Goss

Daughter
Male

Harry

Goss

Son
Male

Frank

Goss

Son
Female

Hannah M

Davidson

Servant
Male

John

Carkeet

Apprentice
Male

David

Elcoat

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Goss

Head

Married

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Goss

Wife

Married

28

1853

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Goss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Elenor

Goss

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Goss

Son

Single

3

1878

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Goss

Son

Single

1

1880

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Davidson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

John

Carkeet

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Pensilva, Cornwall, England

David

Elcoat

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Ayton, Yorkshire, England

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