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Household of James Gibbs (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibbs, born in 1847 in Braintree, Essex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Gibbs, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry A (born 1872 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Arthur P (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Eleanor G (born 1879 in Beddington, Surrey, England) and Beatrice J M (born 1881 in Wallington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Harriett (born 1855 in Brandon, Suffolk, England) and James's Servant, Johanna (born 1853 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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James Gibbs's household

Male

James

Gibbs

Head
Female

Jane

Gibbs

Wife
Male

Henry A

Gibbs

Son
Male

Arthur P

Gibbs

Son
Female

Eleanor G

Gibbs

Daughter
Female

Beatrice J M

Gibbs

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Peel

Servant
Female

Johanna

Hart

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Braintree, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibbs

Head

Married

34

1847

Braintree, Essex, England

Jane

Gibbs

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry A

Gibbs

Son

Single

9

1872

Bow, Middlesex, England

Arthur P

Gibbs

Son

Single

5

1876

Bow, Middlesex, England

Eleanor G

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Beddington, Surrey, England

Beatrice J M

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wallington, Surrey, England

Harriett

Peel

Servant

Single

26

1855

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Johanna

Hart

Servant

Single

28

1853

Stratford, Essex, England

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