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Household of William Gibson (born 1805, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1805 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1814 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1858 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Gilbert (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife
Female

Annie

Currie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Pitcairn

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Pitcairn

Grandson
Male

William

Pitcairn

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

76

1805

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Wife

Married

67

1814

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Pitcairn

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Pitcairn

Grandson

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Pitcairn

Grandson

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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