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Household of James Gibson (born 1831, Midlothian)

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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Adelaide R Gibson, born in 1841 in England. They had 8 children; Margaret S (born 1868 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1869 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William L (born 1872 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James A (born 1874 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Stewart L (born 1877 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adelaide L (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Margaret H (born 1830 in England) and James's Servant, Grace (born 1864 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Adelaide R

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret S

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Agnes C

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William L

Gibson

Son
Male

James A

Gibson

Son
Male

Stewart L

Gibson

Son
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Female

Adelaide L

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Lockie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Grace

Muir

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adelaide R

Gibson

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

Margaret S

Gibson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Gibson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William L

Gibson

Son

-

9

1872

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James A

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Stewart L

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

George

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adelaide L

Gibson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret H

Lockie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

51

1830

England

Grace

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Peeblesshire, Scotland

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