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Household of James Gibson (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Gibson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1848 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret J (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Lawrence (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie (born 1858 in Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1854 in Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Gibson

Son
Female

Jessie

Horn

Servant
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Servant
Female

Helen

Inglis

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

33

1848

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lawrence

Gibson

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Horn

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland

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