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Household of Robert Gibson (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Robert Gibson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gibson, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1827 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, David (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, William John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Gibson's household

Male

Robert

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Annie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gibson

Son
Male

Henry

Gibson

Son
Male

Daniel

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Broadfoot

Servant
Male

John

Brand

Brother-In-Law
Male

David

McGregor

Lodger
Male

William John

Irvine

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gibson

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gibson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Gibson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Broadfoot

Servant

Widow

54

1827

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Brand

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McGregor

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William John

Irvine

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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