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Household of Gideon Lamb (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

Gideon Lamb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gideon Lamb, born in 1853 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Gideon was the head of the household, married to Robina Gill Lamb, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane S (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gideon's Relative, Janet Lamb, born in 1865 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Gideon Lamb's household

Male

Gideon

Lamb

Head
Female

Robina Gill

Lamb

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lamb

Daughter
Male

John

Lamb

Son
Female

Jane S

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lamb

Relative
First name(s) Gideon
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gideon

Lamb

Head

Married

28

1853

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina Gill

Lamb

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lamb

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Lamb

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Lamb

Son

-

2

1879

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane S

Lamb

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Lamb

Relative

-

16

1865

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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