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Household of William Gibson (born 1818, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1818 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gibson, born in 1827 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Selina (born 1862 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Prudence A (born 1869 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1857 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Mary

Gibson

Wife
Female

Selina

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Prudence A

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gibson

Son
Male

Joseph

Jilly

Lodger
Female

Mary

Jilly

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

63

1818

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gibson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Selina

Gibson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Prudence A

Gibson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Emily

Gibson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Gibson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Jilly

Lodger

Married

26

1855

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Jilly

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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