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Household of David Gibson (born 1830, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gibson, born in 1830 in Alva, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Farquhar Gibson, born in 1853 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Wilfrid (born 1874 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret Jane (born 1877 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Farquhar (born 1879 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jessie Smith, born in 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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David Gibson's household

Male

David

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth Farquhar

Gibson

Wife
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

Wilfrid

Gibson

Son
Male

David

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Farquhar

Gibson

Son
Female

Jessie

Smith

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Alva, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gibson

Head

Married

51

1830

Alva, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Farquhar

Gibson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

9

1872

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Wilfrid

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gibson

Son

-

6

1875

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Jane

Gibson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Farquhar

Gibson

Son

-

2

1879

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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