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Household of John Gibson (born 1837, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1837 in Kingsteignton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1832 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Helena (born 1867 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England), James C (born 1869 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England) and Cooksley (born 1873 in Churton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, James B (born 1839 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Sarah (born 1840 in Churton, Devon, England).


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Helena

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James C

Gibson

Son
Male

Cooksley

Gibson

Son
Male

James B

Gibson

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Gibson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Churston Ferrers, Devon, England

Helena

Gibson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Churston Ferrers, Devon, England

James C

Gibson

Son

Single

12

1869

Churston Ferrers, Devon, England

Cooksley

Gibson

Son

Single

8

1873

Churton, Devon, England

James B

Gibson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Sarah

Gibson

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Churton, Devon, England

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