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Household of Adam Gordon (born 1821, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gordon, born in 1821 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1833 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1861 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1869 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Lodger, John (born 1871 in Not Known) and Adam's Lodger, John (born 1872 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Adam Gordon's household

Male

Adam

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Adam

Gordon

Son
Male

Andrew

Gordon

Son
Female

Janet

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Lodger
Male

John

Geels

Lodger
First name(s) Adam
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Gordon

Head

Married

60

1821

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Adam

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

7

1874

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Lodger

-

10

1871

Not Known

John

Geels

Lodger

-

9

1872

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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