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Household of David Gibson (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, Orkney, 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.

David Gibson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gibson, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Annie Gibson, born in 1849 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Sinclair (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), James Sinclair (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), George William (born 1877 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), John Sinclair (born 1877 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Maggie Jessie (born 1879 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Hugh Sinclair (born 1881 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Samuel (born 1858 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, Betsy (born 1861 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).


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David Gibson's household

Male

David

Gibson

Head
Female

Annie

Gibson

Wife
Female

Mary Sinclair

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James Sinclair

Gibson

Son
Male

George William

Gibson

Son
Male

John Sinclair

Gibson

Son
Female

Maggie Jessie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Hugh Sinclair

Gibson

Son
Male

Samuel

Nicolson

Servant
Female

Betsy

Norquoy

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gibson

Head

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Gibson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Sinclair

Gibson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

James Sinclair

Gibson

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

George William

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

John Sinclair

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie Jessie

Gibson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Hugh Sinclair

Gibson

Son

-

0

1881

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Samuel

Nicolson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Norquoy

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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