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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kintore, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1845 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Gordon, born in 1842 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander Reid (born 1872 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charlotte Helen (born 1878 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alice Kerr (born 1881 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1846 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1863 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Charlotte

Gordon

Wife
Male

Alexander Reid

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Charlotte Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Alice Kerr

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Brother-In-Law
Female

Maggie

Legge

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander Reid

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte Helen

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alice Kerr

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie

Legge

Servant

-

18

1863

Banffshire, Scotland

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