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Contents 1 Introduction 2 1881 England Census 3 1891 England Census 4 1901 England Census 5 1911 England Census 6 1939 England and Wales Register 7 Sources

Introduction

This space contains transcriptions of census returns for the household of Edwin George Gibbs (1857-1943) starting with the 1881 England Census. As such it forms a central repository for transcripts of data for all family members and anyone else associated with the Gibbs household through the various censuses up to, and including, the 1939 England and Wales Register taken at the outbreak of World War 2, if applicable. A census is included so long as one head, or parent, is still alive and a return is found to transcribe. Also included are census returns for any other households where the head, or parent, may have been staying when the census was conducted. Further extrapolated tables for individual household members, children and relatives can also be found on their own Profile pages accessible by clicking on their names as they appear in any of the tables below. These provide source details for their biographical history, whilst the tables here add further context. Note names in the Household transcriptions have been corrected to their usual spelling.

1881 England Census

Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881^[1], recorded for the night of 3 April 1881.

Address or Place	Blynfield Farm
Civil Parish	St James, Shaftesbury
County or Island	Dorset
Country	England
Registration District	Shaftesbury
Enumeration District	6
Household Schedule Number	69
Piece	2081
Folio	80
Page Number	17

Household	Relation to Head	Sex	Age	Marital Status	Occupation	Birthplace	Comment
Edwin G. Gibbs	Head	M	23	Single	Farmer 138 Acres 1 Man Employed	Marston Magna, Somerset

1891 England Census

Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891^[2], recorded for the night of 5 April 1891. The 1891 Census further expanded the information collected about individuals and households, workers' employment status was recorded - whether they were Employers, Employed or Neither. The census also started to collect data about the size of dwellings, specifically how many rooms were occupied, a reflection of concerns about overcrowding.

Address or Place	Blynfield Farm
Rooms occupied if less than 5	N/A
Civil Parish	St James, Shaftesbury
Ecclesiastical Parish	St James
County or Island	Dorset
Country	England
Registration District	Shaftesbury
Enumeration District	1
Household Schedule Number	61
Piece	1628
Folio	64
Page Number	12

Household	Relation to Head	Sex	Age	Marital Status	Occupation / Work Status	Birthplace	Comment
Edwin G Gibbs	Head	M	33	Married	Farmer / Employer	Marston Magna, Somerset
Mary Gibbs	Wife	F	33	Married	(None recorded)	Mere, Wiltshire
Lucius G Gibbs	Son	M	8	N/A	Scholar	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Walter M Gibbs	Son	M	6	N/A	Scholar	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gertrude E Gibbs	Daughter	F	4	N/A		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Alwin T Gibbs	Son	M	2	N/A		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Flora M Gibbs	Daughter	F	1	N/A		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Betsy Gibbs	Sister-in-law	F	37	Widow	(None recorded)	Stour Provost, Dorset	Wife of Edwin's deceased brother William
May Gatehouse	Servant	F	13	Single	General Servant, Domestic	Shaftesbury, Dorset	May was not recorded as a Worker

1901 England Census

Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901^[3], recorded for the night of 31 March 1901. As with the previous census the 1901 Census requested still more information from individuals and households; those working were now asked to state if they were working at home. However, women's roles in the domestic setting still were not, for the most part, treated as work.

Address or Place	Blynfield Farm
Rooms occupied if less than 5	N/A
Civil Parish	Cann
Ecclesiastical Parish	St James, Shaston
County or Island	Dorset
Country	England
Registration District	Shaftesbury
Enumeration District	08
Household Schedule Number	54
Piece	1964
Folio	42
Page Number	12

Household	Relation to Head	Sex	Age	Marital Status	Occupation / Work Status	Birthplace	Comment
Edwin G Gibbs	Head	M	43	Married	Farmer / Employer	Marston Magna, Dorset	The enumerator recorded Marston as being in Dorset when it is in fact in Somerset
Mary Gibbs	Wife	F	43	Married	(None recorded)	Mere, Wiltshire
Walter Gibbs	Son	M	16	Single	Farmer's son / Worker	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gertrude Gibbs	Daughter	F	14	Single	Farmer's daughter / Worker	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Alwin Gibbs	Son	M	12	Single	Farmer's son / Worker	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Flora Gibbs	Daughter	F	11	Single		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Stanley Gibbs	Son	M	8	Single		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Ada Gibbs	Daughter	F	6	Single		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Claud I Gibbs	Son	M	3	Single		Shaftesbury, Dorset
Reginald Gibbs	Son	M	5 mo	Single		Shaftesbury, Dorset	Reginald was five months old, he was born 3 November 1900

1911 England Census

Data extrapolated from the Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911^[4], recorded for the night of 2 April 1911. The 1911 Census heralded the biggest changes to the census record since 1851 with the introduction of a separate schedule for each household. Also, for the first time, it documented how many years couples had been married, the number of children they had in total as well as how many of them were living or dead. A worker's industry or service sector was now recorded whilst all individuals had to state their nationality. And the number of rooms for each dwelling was recorded.

Address or Place	Blynfield Farm
No. of rooms in the dwelling	10
Civil Parish	Alcester and Cann
Ecclesiastical Parish	St James, Sahftesbury
County or Island	Dorset
Country	England
Registration District	Shaftesbury
Registration District Number	257
Sub-District	Shaftesbury
Sub-District Number	1
Enumeration District	06
Household Schedule Number	52
Piece	12169
Folio	111

Household	Relation to Head	Sex	Age	Marital Status / Years Married	Occupation / Industry or Service	Birthplace	Comment
Edwin George Gibbs	Head	M	53	Married / 30	Farmer	Marston, Somerset	Edwin's birthplace was recorded as Marston for Marston Magna
Mary Gibbs	Wife	F	53	Married / 30	(None recorded)	Mere, Wiltshire	Mary & Edwin were recorded as having 9 children born with 9 living
Walter Gibbs	Son	M	26	Single	Farmer's Son Working on Farm	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Flora Gibbs	Daughter	F	21	Single	Farmer's Daughter Dairy Work	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Ivor Gibbs	Son	M	13		Farmer's Son	Shaftesbury, Dorset	Claud Ivor was using his preferred name of Ivor
Reginald Gibbs	Son	M	10		Farmer's Son	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Harry Derriman	Servant	M	21	Single	Worker on Farm	Shaftesbury, Dorset

1939 England and Wales Register

Data extrapolated from the 1939 Register^[5], taken on 29 September, 1939. The 1939 Register is an important record initiated at the onset of the Second World War. Not only does it bridge the gap between the 1921 and 1951 census records for England and Wales but it also provides rich detail for both individuals and households. Over time many amendments recording extra information were added and it served, from 1948, as the National Health Service register.

Residence Address	Blynfield Farm
Residence Place	Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Borough	Shaftesbury
Enumeration District	WLFG
Schedule Number	102

Schedule / Sub No.	Name	Date of Birth	Sex	Marital Status	Occupation	Comment
102 / 1	Edwin G Gibbs	27 Apr 1857	M	Widow	Dairy Farmer
102 / 2	Reginald R Gibbs	03 Nov 1900	M	Single	Dairy Farmer assisting Father
102 / 3	Diana J Gibbs	21 Mar 1923	F	Single	Seeking Work not previously employed	Diana was the daughter of Edwin's son Walter who died in 1931

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 Census: FamilySearch. England and Wales Census, 1881. Database online.
   Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Images © Crown copyright. Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England.
   Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881; Reference: Class RG11; Piece 2081; Folio 80; Page 17; GSU roll 1341502 (accessed on familysearch.org and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
   
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2. ↑ 1891 Census: FreeCEN by Free UK Genealogy. General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database. Database online.
   Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
   Citing: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Reference: Class RG12; Piece 1628; Folio 64; Page 12; GSU roll 6096738 (accessed on freecen.org.uk and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
   
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3. ↑ 1901 Census: FamilySearch. England and Wales Census, 1901. Database online.
   Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
   Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901; Reference: Class RG13; Piece 1964; Folio 42; Page 12 (accessed on familysearch.org and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
   
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4. ↑ 1911 Census: FamilySearch. England and Wales Census, 1911. Database online.
   Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 1911. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England.
   Citing: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Reference: Registration No. PRO RG14; Piece 12169; Folio 111; Registration District 257; Household Schedule 52 (accessed on familysearch.org and ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
   
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5. ↑ 1939 Register: Original data: The National Archives, 1939 Register, (Series RG101) © Crown copyright, images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, Kew, London, England.
   Citing: The National Archives, Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference RG 101/6957A; Enumeration District WLFG; Schedule 102 (accessed on ancestry.co.uk, May 2021).
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