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Household of William Gibson (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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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 1843 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1844 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1874 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Janet M Mason, born in 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Janet M

Mason

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

38

1843

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Samuel

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

4

1877

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Janet M

Mason

Niece

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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