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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.

Alexander Gibson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibson, born in 1840 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Gibson, born in 1843 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella Jane (born 1871 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert Brown (born 1874 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Agness Brown (born 1878 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Oliver Hugh (born 1881 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Gibson's household

Male

Alexander

Gibson

Head
Female

Annie

Gibson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Female

Isabella Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert Brown

Gibson

Son
Female

Agness Brown

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Oliver Hugh

Gibson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibson

Head

Married

41

1840

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Gibson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

-

12

1869

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella Jane

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert Brown

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Agness Brown

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Oliver Hugh

Gibson

Son

-

0

1881

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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