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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1827, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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 1827 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Matilda Gordon, born in 1838 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), James (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Albert (born 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Matilda (born 1878 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Matilda

Gordon

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Fanny

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Albert

Gordon

Son
Female

Matilda

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

54

1827

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Matilda

Gordon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chatham, Kent, England

Alexander

Gordon

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

Fanny

Gordon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Gordon

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheerness, Kent, England

Albert

Gordon

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Matilda

Gordon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheerness, Kent, England

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