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Household of William Gibson (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1828 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Gibson, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William J (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Agnes (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, George (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, William (born 1801 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Janet

Gibson

Wife
Male

William J

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Ann

Gibson

Daughter
Male

James

Gibson

Son
Female

Janet

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sandilands

Visitor
Male

George

Sandilands

Visitor
Male

William

Jenkins

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

53

1828

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Gibson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sandilands

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Sandilands

Visitor

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Jenkins

Visitor

Widower

80

1801

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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