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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1849, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith, Banffshire, 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.

Alexander Gordon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1849 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Isabella, born 1878 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1867 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Newlands

Servant
Female

Jessie

Webster

Servant
Male

John

Dyce

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Widower

32

1849

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Newlands

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Dyce

Servant

-

14

1867

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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