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Household of James Gibson (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Applegarth, Dumfriesshire, 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 1831 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gibson, born in 1842 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1862 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, James (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, John (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, Robert (born 1871 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Step Son, William (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gibson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Currie

Step Daughter
Male

James

Currie

Step Son
Male

John

Currie

Step Son
Male

Robert

Currie

Step Son
Male

William

Currie

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gibson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Currie

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Currie

Step Son

-

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Currie

Step Son

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Currie

Step Son

-

10

1871

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Currie

Step Son

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gibson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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