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Household of William Gibson (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1826 in Cassop, Durham, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1833 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Cassop, Durham, England), John (born 1861 in Cassop, Durham, England), William (born 1862 in Cassop, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Cassop, Durham, England), Edward (born 1870 in Cassop, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Cassop, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1849 in Wingate, Durham, England), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1861 in Wales) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Sherburn, Durham, England).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Son
Male

Edward

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dunlop

Nephew
Female

Harriet

Davis

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cassop, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

55

1826

Cassop, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Cassop, Durham, England

John

Gibson

Son

Single

20

1861

Cassop, Durham, England

William

Gibson

Son

Single

19

1862

Cassop, Durham, England

Thomas

Gibson

Son

Single

16

1865

Cassop, Durham, England

Edward

Gibson

Son

Single

11

1870

Cassop, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cassop, Durham, England

Thomas

Dunlop

Nephew

Single

32

1849

Wingate, Durham, England

Harriet

Davis

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wales

Elizabeth

Gibson

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Sherburn, Durham, England

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