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Household of James Gibson (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1841 in Dalmeny, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A F Gibson, born in 1842 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John G (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima Mc F (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Henry (born 1851 in Germany), James's Boarder, Otto (born 1851 in Germany) and James's Boarder, Angus (born 1853 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary A F

Gibson

Wife
Male

John G

Gibson

Son
Male

Archibald

Gibson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Jemima Mc F

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Barnbrock

Boarder
Male

Otto

Schulty

Boarder
Male

Angus

Bethune

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dalmeny, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dalmeny, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A F

Gibson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John G

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Gibson

Son

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima Mc F

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Barnbrock

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Germany

Otto

Schulty

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Germany

Angus

Bethune

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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