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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1833, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gordon, born in 1833 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1835 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1875 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in -) and Alexander's Servant, Lizzie (born 1860 in -).
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Alexander Gordon's household
Alexander
Gordon
Head
Margaret
Gordon
Wife
Alexander
Gordon
Son
John
Gordon
Son
Margaret
Gordon
Daughter
Mary
Gilbertson
Servant
Lizzie
Rennie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gordon | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gordon | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gordon | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Gordon | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gordon | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Gilbertson | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | - | |
Lizzie | Rennie | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | - |
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