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Household of John Gibson (born 1829, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, England

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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.

John Gibson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1829 in Elmsted, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gibson, born in 1835 in Kent, England. They had 6 children; William Henry (born 1865 in Kent, England), Lucy Ellen (born 1867 in Kent, England), John (born 1870 in Kent, England), James (born 1871 in Kent, England), Emily Sarah (born 1874 in Kent, England) and Catherine Mary (born 1876 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary May, born in 1804 in Folkestone, Kent, England.


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Sarah

Gibson

Wife
Male

William Henry

Gibson

Son
Female

Lucy Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Female

Emily Sarah

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Catherine Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary

May

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Elmsted, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

52

1829

Elmsted, Kent, England

Sarah

Gibson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kent, England

William Henry

Gibson

Son

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

Lucy Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kent, England

John

Gibson

Son

Single

11

1870

Kent, England

James

Gibson

Son

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

Emily Sarah

Gibson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kent, England

Catherine Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kent, England

Mary

May

Boarder

Widow

77

1804

Folkestone, Kent, England

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