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Household of William Gibson (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1853 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; T Edward (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Martha A (born 1881 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, George Hoare, born in 1856 in Sligo, Ireland.


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Male

T Edward

Gibson

Son
Female

Bertha

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George

Hoare

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

28

1853

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

T Edward

Gibson

Son

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Gibson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Gibson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darwen, Lancashire, England

George

Hoare

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Sligo, Ireland

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