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Household of James Gibson (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1832 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1831 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ellen (born 1836 in Lancashire, England), James's Daughter Of Boarder, Ellen (born 1871 in Newtown, Lancashire, England), James's Son Of Boarder, John W (born 1873 in Newtown, Lancashire, England), James's Son Of Boarder, Adam (born 1876 in Newtown, Lancashire, England), James's Son Of Boarder, Henry (born 1878 in Newtown, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James's Daughter Of Boarder, Anastasia (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter Of Boarder
Male

John W

Ashton

Son Of Boarder
Male

Adam

Ashton

Son Of Boarder
Male

Henry

Ashton

Son Of Boarder
Female

Mary

White

Boarder
Female

Anastasia

White

Daughter Of Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

49

1832

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Gibson

Son

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Gibson

Son

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter Of Boarder

Single

10

1871

Newtown, Lancashire, England

John W

Ashton

Son Of Boarder

Single

8

1873

Newtown, Lancashire, England

Adam

Ashton

Son Of Boarder

Single

5

1876

Newtown, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ashton

Son Of Boarder

Single

3

1878

Newtown, Lancashire, England

Mary

White

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Anastasia

White

Daughter Of Boarder

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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