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Household of William Gibson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gibson, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1815 in Yorkshire, England), William's Adopted Daughter, Ada Taylor (born 1872 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder Lodger, John (born 1845 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Jane

Gibson

Wife
Female

Ann

Colley

Sister In Law
Female

Ada Taylor

Dowing (Gibson)

Adopted Daughter
Male

William

Flintham

Boarder
Male

John

Nicholson

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

39

1842

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Colley

Sister In Law

Single

66

1815

Yorkshire, England

Ada Taylor

Dowing (Gibson)

Adopted Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Flintham

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

John

Nicholson

Boarder Lodger

Single

36

1845

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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