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Household of William Gibson (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1844 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gibson, born in 1851 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; William D (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew W (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Collens, born in 1859 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Catherine

Gibson

Wife
Male

William D

Gibson

Son
Male

Andrew W

Gibson

Son
Male

Peter

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Collens

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

37

1844

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Gibson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William D

Gibson

Son

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew W

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Collens

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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