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Household of William Gibson (born 1843, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Western District of Cadder, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibson, born in 1843 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gibson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet S (born 1875 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1880 in Lenzie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1868 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Gibson's household

Male

William

Gibson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Janet S

Gibson

Daughter
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Gibson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Douley

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sneddon

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

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet S

Gibson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Gibson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lenzie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douley

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

Margaret

Sneddon

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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