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Household of William Gibson (born 1844, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 Port William, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1880 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Port William, Wigtownshire, 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

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Gibson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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