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Household of Thomas Gibson (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gibson, born in 1833 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gibson, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret H (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza L (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca H (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robina H (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Matthew Geven, born in 1843 in England.


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Thomas Gibson's household

Male

Thomas

Gibson

Head
Female

Eliza

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Eliza L

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca H

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Robina H

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Geven

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gibson

Head

Married

48

1833

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gibson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Margaret H

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza L

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca H

Gibson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina H

Gibson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Geven

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

England

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