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Household of James Gibson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jemima Gibson, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Kate (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jennie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Jemima

Gibson

Wife
Female

Christina

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Jennie

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Gibson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Kate

Gibson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Gibson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jennie

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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