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Household of William R Gibson (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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 R Gibson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Gibson, born in 1844 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Helen Gibson, born in 1845 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George Roy (born 1876 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander Roy (born 1880 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland), William R's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1854 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William R's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William R Gibson's household

Male

William R

Gibson

Head
Female

Helen

Gibson

Wife
Male

William

Gibson

Son
Female

Agnes

Gibson

Daughter
Male

George Roy

Gibson

Son
Male

John

Gibson

Son
Male

Alexander Roy

Gibson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Roy

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet

Mills

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Gibson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Gibson

Head

Married

37

1844

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Gibson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Son

-

10

1871

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gibson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George Roy

Gibson

Son

-

5

1876

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Gibson

Son

-

3

1878

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander Roy

Gibson

Son

-

1

1880

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Roy

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Mills

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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