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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

Alexander Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Harriet Emily Gordon, born in 1854 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Dorothery (born 1879 in -) and Isabel (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Nevill H (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1852 in Suffolk, England), Alexander's Servant, Caroline (born 1849 in Devon, England) and Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1851 in Kent, England).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Harriet Emily

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary Dorothery

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Nevill H

Mander

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Culling

Servant
Female

Caroline

Shilley

Servant
Female

Annie

Brenchley

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet Emily

Gordon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Mary Dorothery

Gordon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

-

Isabel

Gordon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Nevill H

Mander

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Isabella

Culling

Servant

Single

29

1852

Suffolk, England

Caroline

Shilley

Servant

Single

32

1849

Devon, England

Annie

Brenchley

Servant

Single

30

1851

Kent, England

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