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Household of James Gibson (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Gibson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Helen W (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Mcd (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet N (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles G (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Daisy (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Craig, born in 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Helen

Gibson

Wife
Female

Helen W

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James A

Gibson

Son
Female

Mary Mcd

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Janet N

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Charles G

Gibson

Son
Female

Daisy

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Craig

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Gibson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen W

Gibson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Gibson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Mcd

Gibson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet N

Gibson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles G

Gibson

Son

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daisy

Gibson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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