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Household of Joseph Gibson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Joseph Gibson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gibson, born in 1847 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gibson, born in 1847 in Hightown, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth M, born 1879 in Walton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, Henry (born 1806 in -), Joseph's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1844 in Littleton, Gloucestershire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Isabella (born 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Gibson's household

Male

Joseph

Gibson

Head
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Spink

Father In Law
Female

Ann

Spink ?

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Mackey

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Mackey

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gibson

Head

Married

34

1847

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Gibson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Gibson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Spink

Father In Law

Widower

75

1806

-

Ann

Spink ?

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Littleton, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Mackey

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Northumberland, England

Isabella

Mackey

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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