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Household of John Gibson (born 1801, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1801 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1855 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Robert McCracken, born in 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert

McCracken

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Widower

80

1801

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

McCracken

Grandson

-

9

1872

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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