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Household of James Gibson (born 1839, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Gibson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1839 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gibson, born in 1843 in Burton, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah J (born 1864 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1869 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1871 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Amos (born 1878 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Benjamin Simmonds, born in 1860 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Eliza

Gibson

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Amos

Gibson

Son
Male

Arthur

Gibson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Simmonds

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

42

1839

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Gibson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Gibson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Gibson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Gibson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Amos

Gibson

Son

Single

3

1878

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Gibson

Son

Single

1

1880

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Simmonds

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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