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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1841, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibson, born in 1841 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Gibson, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1863 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Emma (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth McKenzie, born in 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Emma

Gibson

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Gibson

Son
Female

Emma

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Emma

Gibson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Benjamin

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma

Gibson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gibson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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