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Household of Matthew Gibb (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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.

Matthew Gibb and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gibb, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Matthew (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1844 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew's Nephew, James (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Maggie (born 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Gibb's household

Male

Matthew

Gibb

Head
Male

Matthew

Gibb

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibb

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gibb

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Gibb

Son
Female

Janet

Borland

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Borland

Nephew
Female

Maggie

Russell

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gibb
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gibb

Head

Widower

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Gibb

Son

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibb

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibb

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gibb

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Borland

Sister-In-Law

Widow

37

1844

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Borland

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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