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Household of William Gibson (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1848 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Gibson, born in 1849 in Newchapel, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; John Wm (born 1869 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1824 in Middlesex, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Rachel

Gibson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Gibson

Son
Male

Samuel

Gibson

Son
Female

Eliza

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James

Goodwin

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Richards

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

33

1848

Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Gibson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newchapel, Staffordshire, England

John Wm

Gibson

Son

Single

12

1869

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Gibson

Son

Single

4

1877

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Gibson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

James

Goodwin

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Richards

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Middlesex, England

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