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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Wick, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Wright Gordon, born in 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, George Wright, born in 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann Wright

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Male

George

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wick

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

39

1842

Wick

Ann Wright

Gordon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Wright

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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