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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Gibson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibson, born in 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Gibson, born in 1853 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Twist, born in 1863 in Haydock, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Alice

Gibson

Wife
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Twist

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gibson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Nelson, Lancashire, England

John

Gibson

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Twist

Servant

Single

18

1863

Haydock, Lancashire, England

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