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Household of Alex Gordon (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

Alex Gordon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gordon, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Coutts Gordon, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bar (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Step Daughter, Esb Bruce, born in 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alex Gordon's household

Male

Alex

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret Coutts

Gordon

Wife
Female

Bar

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Esb

Bruce

Step Daughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gordon

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Coutts

Gordon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bar

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Esb

Bruce

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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