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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 1840 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary R Gibson, born in 1851 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jenat (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary J (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomasina (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's -, Robert McKenzie, born in 1815 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary R

Gibson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Jenat

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Robert

McKenzie

-
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

41

1840

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary R

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jenat

Gibson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Gibson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomasina

Gibson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McKenzie

-

Unmarried

66

1815

Midlothian, Scotland

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