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Household of William Gibbs (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Gibbs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibbs, born in 1840 in West Bagborough, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gibbs, born in 1845 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Ada Mary (born 1871 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Ernest Baker (born 1875 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England), Kathleen Maud (born 1877 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England) and Margaret Hilda (born 1880 in Cothelstone, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Luisa (born 1858 in Somerset, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Roadwater, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England).


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William Gibbs's household

Male

William

Gibbs

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gibbs

Wife
Female

Ada Mary

Gibbs

Daughter
Male

Ernest Baker

Gibbs

Son
Female

Kathleen Maud

Gibbs

Daughter
Female

Margaret Hilda

Gibbs

Daughter
Female

Luisa

Simonds

Servant
Female

Sarah

Grattan

Servant
Female

Alice

Strickland

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gibbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place West Bagborough, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibbs

Head

Married

41

1840

West Bagborough, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Gibbs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ada Mary

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Ernest Baker

Gibbs

Son

Single

6

1875

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

Kathleen Maud

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

Margaret Hilda

Gibbs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cothelstone, Somerset, England

Luisa

Simonds

Servant

Single

23

1858

Somerset, England

Sarah

Grattan

Servant

Single

19

1862

Roadwater, Somerset, England

Alice

Strickland

Servant

Single

17

1864

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

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