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Household of Alexander Gibb (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Gibb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibb, born in 1826 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibb, born in 1821 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Betsy (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Margaret Simpson, born in 1816 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Gibb's household

Male

Alexander

Gibb

Head
Female

Mary

Gibb

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gibb

Son
Male

John

Gibb

Son
Female

Betsy

Gibb

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibb

Head

Married

55

1826

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibb

Wife

Married

60

1821

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibb

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gibb

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Gibb

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Visitor

Widow

65

1816

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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