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Household of John Gibson (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gibson, born in 1828 in Catrine, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1829 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fred (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son-In-Law, Peter Porter, born in 1852 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Gibson's household

Male

John

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

Charles

Gibson

Son
Female

Bessie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

Fred

Gibson

Son
Male

Peter

Porter

Son-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
Male

William

Porter

Son
Female

Annie

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gibson

Head

Married

53

1828

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Gibson

Daughter

-

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fred

Gibson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Porter

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Porter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Porter

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Porter

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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