Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Gibson (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1837 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gibson, born in 1837 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gibson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gibson

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Gibson in Kirkconnel in 1881, and follow the Gibson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Gibson

We’ve found John Gibson in 694 family trees. Find out more about John Gibson's household and view the Gibson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census