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Household of James Gibson (born 1850, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson, born in 1850 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Margaret (born 1829 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Mother
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

31

1850

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Mother

Widow

52

1829

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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