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Household of Alexander Gibson (born 1853, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gibson, born in 1853 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Rankine Gibson, born in 1858 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother, George James Gibson, born in 1856 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Gibson's household

Male

Alexander

Gibson

Head
Female

Helen Rankine

Gibson

Wife
Male

James C

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George James

Gibson

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gibson

Head

Married

28

1853

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen Rankine

Gibson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

James C

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

George James

Gibson

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

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