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Household of Adam Gordon (born 1859, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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.

Adam Gordon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gordon, born in 1859 in Ardoch, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gordon, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ada Jane, born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Davidina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Adam Gordon's household

Male

Adam

Gordon

Head
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Wife
Female

Ada Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Grive

Brother-In-Law
Female

Davidina

Calder

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Gordon

Head

Married

22

1859

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Wife

Married

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ada Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Grive

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Davidina

Calder

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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