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Household of Betsy Gibson (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Betsy Gibson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Gibson, born in 1821 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Lavinia (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James Stansfield (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Sister, Martha (born 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Betsy's Nephew, John (born 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Betsy Gibson's household

Female

Betsy

Gibson

Head
Female

Martha

Norburn

Sister
Male

John

Norburn

Nephew
Female

Lavinia

Norburn

Daughter
Male

James Stansfield

Norburn

Son
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Gibson

Head

Widow

60

1821

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Norburn

Sister

Widow

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Norburn

Nephew

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lavinia

Norburn

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James Stansfield

Norburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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