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Household of John Gibson (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1824 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1834 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1862 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Maggie (born 1868 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Alevena (born 1875 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Bessy Manley, born in 1821 in Upottery, Devon, England.


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Female

Alice

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Alevena

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Manley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Alice

Gibson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Taunton, Somerset, England

Maggie

Gibson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Taunton, Somerset, England

Bessie

Gibson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

Louisa

Gibson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Taunton, Somerset, England

Alevena

Gibson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Taunton, Somerset, England

Bessy

Manley

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Upottery, Devon, England

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