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Household of James Gibson (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1832 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1834 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1861 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Jean Haddow, born in 1825 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gibson's household

Male

James

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Male

Robert

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Female

Jean

Haddow

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gibson

Head

Married

49

1832

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Haddow

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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