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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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 1822 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Able, born in 1826 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1853 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1856 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Lawrance (born 1858 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Charles (born 1827 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Maggie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gordon's household
Alexander
Gordon
Head
Jane
Able
Wife
James
Gordon
Son
Mary
Gordon
Daughter
Lawrance
Brown
Boarder
Charles
Reid
Boarder
Alexander
Howitt
Boarder
Maggie
Howitt
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Newhills, 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 | 59 | 1822 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Able | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Gordon | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Lawrance | Brown | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Reid | Boarder | Widower | 54 | 1827 | Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Howitt | Boarder | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Howitt | Boarder | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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