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Household of James Gibson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1844 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Nicholas (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, David Gibson, born in 1860 in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

David

Gibson

Son
Female

Nicholas

Gibson

Daughter
Male

David

Gibson

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, 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

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gibson

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland

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