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Household of Benjamin Gordon (born 1854, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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.

Benjamin Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gordon, born in 1854 in Belfast, Antrim, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Annie (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Gordon's household

Male

Benjamin

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Houghton

Servant
Female

Annie

Power

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gordon

Head

Married

27

1854

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gordon

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Annie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Gordon

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Houghton

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Power

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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