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Household of Samuel Gibson (born 1847, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Samuel Gibson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Gibson, born in 1847 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1851 in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1878 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David R (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Samuel Gibson's household

Male

Samuel

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Gibson

Daughter
Male

David R

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Nimmo

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Gibson

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

5

1876

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth J

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David R

Gibson

Son

-

0

1881

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie

Nimmo

Servant

-

14

1867

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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