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Household of William Gibson (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hellan Gibson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margeart (born 1867 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Hellan

Gibson

Wife
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

David

Gibson

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Margeart

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Gibson

Son
Female

Jane

Gibson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gibson

Head

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hellan

Gibson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margeart

Gibson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Daniel

Gibson

Son

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Gibson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gibson

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

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