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Household of Adam Gordon (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Gordon, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1845 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Adam's Boarder, William (born 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam's Boarder, Ellen (born 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Adam Gordon's household
Adam
Gordon
Head
Jane
Gordon
Wife
Mary
Gordon
Daughter
James
Gordon
Son
Elizabeth
Gordon
Daughter
Jeanie
Gordon
Daughter
John
Brown
Grandson
William
Galloway
Boarder
Ellen
Galloway
Boarder
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Gordon | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gordon | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Gordon | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Brown | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Galloway | Boarder | Married | 55 | 1826 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen | Galloway | Boarder | Married | 55 | 1826 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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