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Household of Benjamin Gordon (born 1835, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Benjamin Gordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gordon, born in 1835 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1834 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Caithness, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Marjory (born 1878 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Gordon's household

Male

Benjamin

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gordon

Head

Married

46

1835

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

47

1834

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Caithness, Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Marjory

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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