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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1836 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1839 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jeannie (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christian (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jeannie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Christian

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Henderson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Fentie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fentie

Servant

Married

19

1862

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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