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Household of Isabella Gibson (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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.

Isabella Gibson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Gibson, born in 1839 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Robert (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Isabella Gibson's household

Female

Isabella

Gibson

Head
Male

Robert

Gibson

Son
Male

Hugh

Gibson

Son
Female

Maggie

Low

Servant
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Gibson

Head

Widow

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Hugh

Gibson

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Maggie

Low

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

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