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Household of Richard Gibson (born 1847, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Gibson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gibson, born in 1847 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Helen Gibson, born in 1847 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Rosina (born 1871 in Highbury, Middlesex, England), Janet (born 1873 in Highbury, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Highbury, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1876 in Highbury, Middlesex, England), Maud (born 1878 in Highbury, Middlesex, England) and Matthew (born 1879 in Highbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Thomas (born 1827 in Middlesex, England), Richard's Boarder, Albert (born 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Richard's Boarder, Augusta (born 1869 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Richard's Boarder, Frederick (born 1861 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1861 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).


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Richard Gibson's household

Male

Richard

Gibson

Head
Female

Helen

Gibson

Wife
Female

Rosina

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Gibson

Son
Male

Richard

Gibson

Son
Female

Maud

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Gibson

Son
Male

Thomas

Lowe

Boarder
Male

Albert

Lowe

Boarder
Female

Augusta

Lowe

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Knott

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Sawell

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gibson

Head

Married

34

1847

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Helen

Gibson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Rosina

Gibson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Janet

Gibson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Gibson

Son

Single

7

1874

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Richard

Gibson

Son

Single

5

1876

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Maud

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Matthew

Gibson

Son

Single

2

1879

Highbury, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Lowe

Boarder

Widower

54

1827

Middlesex, England

Albert

Lowe

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Augusta

Lowe

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Knott

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Sawell

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

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