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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibson, born in 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Georgina (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James C (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander S (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Florence J (born 1879 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jemima Smith, born in 1859 in Newburn, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Gibson's household

Male

Alexander

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Georgina

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James C

Gibson

Son
Male

Alexander S

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibson

Head

Married

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Gibson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James C

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander S

Gibson

Son

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth M

Gibson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Florence J

Gibson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Newburn, Fife, Scotland

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