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Household of William Gibson (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1843 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Gibson, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Janet

Gibson

Wife
Female

Mary

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Male

Alexander

Gibson

Son
Male

Thomas

Bell

Servant
Female

Annie

Pringle

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

38

1843

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gibson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Pringle

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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