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Household of Alexander Gordon (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1839 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1842 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John B (born 1867 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Albert W (born 1880 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gordon's household

Male

Alexander

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John B

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Albert W

Gordon

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gordon

Head

Married

42

1839

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John B

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Albert W

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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