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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibson, born in 1827 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1836 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1802 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Charles F (born 1860 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gibson's household

Male

Alexander

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Female

Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Male

Joseph

Gibson

Son
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mackie

Mother-In-Law
Male

Charles F

Wills

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibson

Head

Married

54

1827

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

19

1862

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

-

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

11

1870

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gibson

Son

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Mackie

Mother-In-Law

-

79

1802

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles F

Wills

Boarder

-

21

1860

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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