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Household of John Gibson (born 1816, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1816 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Female

Helen

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Gibson

Granddaughter
Male

Charles

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Archer

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Sanquhar, 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

65

1816

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Gibson

Son

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Archer

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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