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Household of John Gibson (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay & Egilshay, Orkney, 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.

John Gibson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gibson, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Betsy (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary J (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and Janet (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Jane

Gibson

Wife
Female

Betsy

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Gibson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

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