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Household of John Gibson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1844 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gibson, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William Cornwell (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), Edith (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England), Emily (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England) and Fanny (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1803 in Durham, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England).


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Sarah

Gibson

Wife
Male

William Cornwell

Gibson

Son
Female

Edith

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cornwell

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hence

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

37

1844

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Sarah

Gibson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

William Cornwell

Gibson

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Edith

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

Emily

Gibson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

Fanny

Gibson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah

Cornwell

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Hence

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

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