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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibson, born in 1835 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gibson, born in 1844 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Thomas James (born 1869 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Hunwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jacob (born 1823 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Thomas James

Gibson

Son
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gibson

Son
Male

Jacob

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Danby

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

46

1835

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ellen

Gibson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Gibson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas James

Gibson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hunwick, Durham, England

Joseph

Gibson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hunwick, Durham, England

Jacob

Smith

Servant

Married

58

1823

Hunwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Danby

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

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