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Household of William H Goss (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 H Goss and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Goss, born in 1855 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Ellen E Goss, born in 1842 in Stonehouse, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Sarah E (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie H (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William H (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Boarder, Caroline S (born 1855 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), William H's Boarder, Alice (born 1855 in Middlesex, England) and William H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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William H Goss's household

Male

William H

Goss

Head
Female

Ellen E

Goss

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Goss

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Goss

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Goss

Daughter
Male

William H

Goss

Son
Female

Ethel

Goss

Daughter
Female

Caroline S

Falding

Boarder
Female

Alice

Gardner

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Lawden

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Goss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Goss

Head

Married

26

1855

Devon, England

Ellen E

Goss

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Margaret A

Goss

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah E

Goss

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie H

Goss

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

Goss

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ethel

Goss

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Caroline S

Falding

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Gardner

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Lawden

Servant

Single

25

1856

Tavistock, Devon, England

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