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Household of William Gibson (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Gibson, born in 1841 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Dougal (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland), Tinney (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland), Alison (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Christina

Gibson

Wife
Male

Dougal

Gibson

Son
Female

Tinney

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Alison

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Gibson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Gibson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Dougal

Gibson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland

Tinney

Gibson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alison

Gibson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Gibson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Argyllshire, Scotland

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