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Household of John Gibson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gibson, born in 1829 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Mathew Steel, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Wife
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

Andrew

Gibson

Son
Male

Mathew

Steel

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Gibson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gibson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mathew

Steel

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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