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Household of Matthew Gibson (born 1831, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Oldmonkland Parish, 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.

Matthew Gibson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gibson, born in 1831 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1849 in Kinbuck, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret D, born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1870 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Gibson's household

Male

Matthew

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret D

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shanks

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Shanks

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gardner

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gibson

Head

Married

50

1831

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kinbuck, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shanks

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shanks

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gardner

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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