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Household of William Edwin Gibson (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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.

William Edwin Gibson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwin Gibson, born in 1847 in Kingsley, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William Edwin was the head of the household, married to Alice Gibson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1877 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Edwin's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1873 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), William Edwin's Brother, George (born 1860 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England), William Edwin's Uncle, Samuel (born 1837 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England) and William Edwin's Servant, Betsy (born 1861 in Prees, Shropshire, England).


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William Edwin Gibson's household

Male

William Edwin

Gibson

Head
Female

Alice

Gibson

Wife
Female

Alice

Stretch

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Son
Male

George

Gibson

Brother
Male

Samuel

Gibson

Uncle
Female

Betsy

Lister

Servant
First name(s) William Edwin
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Edwin

Gibson

Head

Married

34

1847

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Alice

Gibson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Alice

Stretch

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Gibson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Ada

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gibson

Son

Single

0

1881

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

George

Gibson

Brother

Single

21

1860

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Gibson

Uncle

Single

44

1837

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Lister

Servant

Single

20

1861

Prees, Shropshire, England

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