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Household of William Gibson (born 1817, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 Gibson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1817 in St Fergus, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Gibson, born in 1835 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Ada Alice (born 1868 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Florence Eliza (born 1873 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Julia Mary (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Rochester, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Amanda Jane (born 1863 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Julia

Gibson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Gibson

Son
Female

Ada Alice

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Florence Eliza

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Julia Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Roshville

Servant
Female

Amanda Jane

Church

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

64

1817

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Julia

Gibson

Wife

Married

46

1835

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Gibson

Son

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ada Alice

Gibson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gravesend, Kent, England

Florence Eliza

Gibson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gravesend, Kent, England

Julia Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Roshville

Servant

Single

71

1810

Rochester, Kent, England

Amanda Jane

Church

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chatham, Kent, England

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