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Household of Archibald Gordon (born 1826, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Archibald Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Gordon, born in 1826 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1826 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1856 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1874 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Adopted Son, John (born 1869 in Ireland) and Archibald's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Archibald Gordon's household

Male

Archibald

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

David

Gordon

Son
Female

Georgina

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

McGill

Adopted Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Granddaughter
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Gordon

Head

Married

55

1826

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

-

7

1874

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGill

Adopted Son

-

12

1869

Ireland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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