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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibson, born in 1844 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie Gibson, born in 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, John (born 1862 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1865 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gibson's household
Alexander
Gibson
Head
Maggie
Gibson
Wife
John
Gibson
Son
Maggie
Gibson
Daughter
Jessie
Gibson
Daughter
James
Gibson
Son
John
Callander
Servant
Robert
Beck
Servant
Janet
Smith
Servant
Susan
McKie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gibson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gibson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Gibson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Gibson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Gibson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gibson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Gibson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Callander | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Beck | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Susan | McKie | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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