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Household of Thomas Gibbons (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Thomas Gibbons and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibbons, born in 1836 in , consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibbons, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Owen (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, Ann (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, Catherine (born 1832 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Owen (born 1831 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1851 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Mary (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger, Jane (born 1851 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Gibbons's household

Male

Thomas

Gibbons

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibbons

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gibbons

Son
Male

James

Campbell

Lodger
Male

William

Liddle

Lodger
Female

Ann

Liddle

Lodger
Female

Catherine

O'Donnel

Lodger
Male

Owen

O'Donnel

Lodger
Male

Owen

O'Donnel

Son
Male

Charles

Weir

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Weir

Lodger
Male

Charles

White

Lodger
Female

Mary

McGown

Lodger
Female

Jane

McBirth

Lodger
Male

John

Hamilton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibbons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibbons

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Margaret

Gibbons

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Thomas

Gibbons

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Campbell

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Liddle

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Liddle

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

O'Donnel

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Owen

O'Donnel

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Owen

O'Donnel

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Weir

Lodger

Married

63

1818

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Weir

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

White

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

McGown

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McBirth

Lodger

Widow

30

1851

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Hamilton

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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