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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen J Gibson, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Daniel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gibson's household

Male

Alexander

Gibson

Head
Female

Ellen J

Gibson

Wife
Male

Daniel

Gibson

Son
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Male

William J

Gibson

Son
Female

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Ellen J

Gibson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Daniel

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Gibson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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