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Household of James Gibbs (born 1845, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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 Gibbs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibbs, born in 1845 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Gibbs, born in 1846 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James G (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), William N (born 1876 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Harold P (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Margaret H (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary F (born 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Sister In Law, Margaret J (born 1851 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Mary S (born 1861 in Germany).


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James Gibbs's household

Male

James

Gibbs

Head
Female

Helen

Gibbs

Wife
Male

James G

Gibbs

Son
Male

William N

Gibbs

Son
Male

Harold P

Gibbs

Son
Female

Margaret H

Gibbs

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Nimms

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret J

Nimms

Sister In Law
Female

Emily

Newton

Servant
Female

Mary S

Stregar

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibbs

Head

Married

36

1845

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Helen

Gibbs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James G

Gibbs

Son

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

William N

Gibbs

Son

Single

5

1876

Lewisham, Kent, England

Harold P

Gibbs

Son

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Margaret H

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary F

Nimms

Sister In Law

Single

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Nimms

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Newton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Mary S

Stregar

Servant

Single

20

1861

Germany

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