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Household of James Gibson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Campbell (born 1858 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Son
Female

Campbell

Tyre

Servant
Female

Mary

Tyre

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

Single

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

Single

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gibson

Son

Single

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Campbell

Tyre

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Tyre

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ayrshire, Scotland

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