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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Gibson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibson, born in 1839 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gibson, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), S R (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph R (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Priscilla (born 1819 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Janet (born 1864 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Agnes

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

S R

Gibson

Son
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Male

Joseph R

Mackenzie

Son
Female

Priscilla

Mackenzie

Mother
Female

Janet

Montgomery

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

42

1839

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gibson

Wife

-

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

S R

Gibson

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph R

Mackenzie

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Priscilla

Mackenzie

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Durham, England

Janet

Montgomery

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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