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Household of James Gibson (born 1833, Roxburghshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1833 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1834 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1866 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1836 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Colin (born 1858 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Boarder
Male

Colin

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

48

1833

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Colin

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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