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Household of Alex Gordon (born 1848, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1848 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Annie Gordon, born in 1849 in Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Catherine Fraser, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, Hugh (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alex Gordon's household

Male

Alex

Gordon

Head
Female

Annie

Gordon

Wife
Female

Catherine Fraser

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Ross

Visitor
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gordon

Head

Married

33

1848

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkhill, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine Fraser

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Ross

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

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