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Household of James Gibb (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

James Gibb and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibb, born in 1842 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibb, born in 1842 in Tarbet, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine I (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Susan B (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and John A P (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Gibb's household

Male

James

Gibb

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibb

Wife
Male

William S

Gibb

Son
Female

Catherine I

Gibb

Daughter
Female

Susan B

Gibb

Daughter
Male

John A P

Gibb

Son
Female

Eliza

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary

McKernan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibb

Head

Married

39

1842

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gibb

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tarbet, Argyllshire, Scotland

William S

Gibb

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine I

Gibb

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan B

Gibb

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

John A P

Gibb

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

McKernan

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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