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Household of Alex Gibson (born 1829, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Alex Gibson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gibson, born in 1829 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, consisted of 13 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Kath B S Gibson, born in 1838 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth B S (born 1862 in Ceylon), Jane B S (born 1864 in Ceylon), Louisa P (born 1866 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Kath B S (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexandra (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1847 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alex's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Jane L (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Wilhelmina (born 1833 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Alex Gibson's household

Male

Alex

Gibson

Head
Female

Kath B S

Gibson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth B S

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jane B S

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Louisa P

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Kath B S

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Alexandra

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adamson

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Cottman

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Servant
Female

Jane L

Muchison

Servant
Female

Wilhelmina

Randle

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gibson

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Kath B S

Gibson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B S

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ceylon

Jane B S

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ceylon

Louisa P

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kath B S

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandra

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Cottman

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dunnet

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane L

Muchison

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Randle

Servant

Unmarried

48

1833

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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