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Household of Adam Gordon (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gordon, born in 1826 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gordon, born in 1841 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Adam W (born 1867 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1870 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie A (born 1876 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Leslie (born 1855 in Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Adam Gordon's household

Male

Adam

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Wife
Male

Adam W

Gordon

Son
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Maggie A

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane

Robb

Servant
Male

Leslie

Jaffray

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Gordon

Head

Married

55

1826

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Adam W

Gordon

Son

-

14

1867

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

-

7

1874

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie A

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Robb

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Leslie

Jaffray

Servant

Married

26

1855

Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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