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Household of Robert Gibson (born 1823, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gibson, born in 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gibson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert H (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Isabella (born 1848 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Margaret D (born 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Wilhelmina (born 1858 in Caithness, Scotland).


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Robert Gibson's household

Male

Robert

Gibson

Head
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Gibson

Son
Female

Isabella

Cameron

Servant
Female

Margaret D

Knox

Servant
Female

Wilhelmina

Miller

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gibson

Head

Married

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gibson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert H

Gibson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Knox

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ayrshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Caithness, Scotland

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