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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1829, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1829 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1831 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Charlotte (born 1868 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, Duncan (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Mary (born 1862 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Female

Eliza

Kidd

Step Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Kidd

Step Daughter
Male

Duncan

Kidd

Step Son
Female

Mary

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

52

1829

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

50

1831

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Eliza

Kidd

Step Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte

Kidd

Step Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

Kidd

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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