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Household of William Gibson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1829 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Gibson, born in 1833 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1863 in Castleton, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1865 in Castleton, Lancashire, England), Hewitt (born 1867 in Castleton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Castleton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1873 in Castleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Hewitt, born in 1817 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Alice

Gibson

Wife
Male

Harry

Gibson

Son
Female

Annie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Gibson

Son
Male

Hewitt

Gibson

Son
Female

Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Hewitt

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Gibson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Harry

Gibson

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Gibson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Castleton, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Gibson

Son

Single

16

1865

Castleton, Lancashire, England

Hewitt

Gibson

Son

Single

14

1867

Castleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Castleton, Lancashire, England

George

Gibson

Son

Single

8

1873

Castleton, Lancashire, England

John

Hewitt

Lodger

Single

64

1817

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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