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Household of William Gibson (born 1822, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Solihull, Worcestershire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1822 in Edgbaston, Worcestershire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen W Gibson, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Drwston (born 1854 in Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England), Mary (born 1857 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England), Emily (born 1859 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England), Edith (born 1860 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England), Florence (born 1861 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England), Kate (born 1863 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England) and Blanche (born 1864 in Yardley, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Ibstone, Leicestershire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in -), William's Servant, Bessie (born 1857 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and William's Visitor, Ann J (born 1859 in Teversham, Worcestershire, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Ellen W

Gibson

Wife
Male

Drwston

Gibson

Son
Female

Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Blanche

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Miller

Servant
Female

Eliza

Willis

Servant
Female

Bessie

Wooton

Servant
Female

Ann J

New

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

59

1822

Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England

Ellen W

Gibson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Drwston

Gibson

Son

Single

27

1854

Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Emily

Gibson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Edith

Gibson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Florence

Gibson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Kate

Gibson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Blanche

Gibson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yardley, Worcestershire, England

Margaret

Watson

Visitor

Single

22

1859

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Miller

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ibstone, Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Willis

Servant

Single

25

1856

-

Bessie

Wooton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Ann J

New

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Teversham, Worcestershire, England

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