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Household of Robert Gibson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Robert Gibson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gibson, born in 1829 in Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1833 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Barbary (born 1854 in Southwick, Durham, England), Phyllis (born 1858 in Southwick, Durham, England), Robert (born 1860 in Southwick, Durham, England), Susannah (born 1869 in Southwick, Durham, England) and George (born 1872 in Southwick, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah J (born 1876 in Southwick, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Southwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, John Heptinstall, born in 1845 in Shields, Durham, England.


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Robert Gibson's household

Male

Robert

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Female

Barbary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Phyllis

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gibson

Son
Female

Susannah

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Heptinstall

Lodger
Female

Sarah J

Rapson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Rapson

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gibson

Head

Married

52

1829

Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Barbary

Gibson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Southwick, Durham, England

Phyllis

Gibson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Southwick, Durham, England

Robert

Gibson

Son

Single

21

1860

Southwick, Durham, England

Susannah

Gibson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southwick, Durham, England

George

Gibson

Son

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Durham, England

John

Heptinstall

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Shields, Durham, England

Sarah J

Rapson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southwick, Durham, England

William

Rapson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Southwick, Durham, England

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