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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1841 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1866 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isaac (born 1873 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie Ann (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Maggie Mason, born in 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Wife
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Mason

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

40

1841

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isaac

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Mason

Visitor

-

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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