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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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 1841 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1843 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alex (born 1877 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James A (born 1879 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and - (born 1881 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, Robert Forbes, born in 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Male

Robert

Forbes

Step Son
Male

Alex

Forbes

Son
Male

James A

Forbes

Son
Female

-

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

40

1841

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Forbes

Step Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex

Forbes

Son

-

4

1877

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James A

Forbes

Son

-

2

1879

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

-

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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