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Household of Alex Gordon (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gordon, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1842 in England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Boarder, Thomas (born 1836 in Ireland), Alex's Boarder, Margaret (born 1838 in Ireland), Alex's Boarder, Mary (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Gordon's household

Male

Alex

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jane

McGurk

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Finnigan

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Finnigan

Boarder
Female

Mary

McGinley

Boarder
Female

Mary

Comers

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gordon

Head

Married

40

1841

England

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Jane

McGurk

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Finnigan

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Margaret

Finnigan

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

McGinley

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Comers

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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