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Household of Barbara Gordon (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Barbara Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Barbara Gordon, born in 1831 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Barbara was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; George (born 1855 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1861 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1862 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1864 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1866 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Frederick (born 1873 in Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Barbara's Servant, Jane Birnie, born in 1861 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Barbara Gordon's household

Female

Barbara

Gordon

Head
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Male

Frederick

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane

Birnie

Servant
First name(s) Barbara
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Barbara

Gordon

Head

Widow

50

1831

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda

Gordon

Daughter

-

15

1866

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frederick

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Birnie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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