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Household of Charles Gordon (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

Charles Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gordon, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gordon, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alex E (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Charles Gordon's household

Male

Charles

Gordon

Head
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Wife
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alex E

Gordon

Son
Male

Arthur

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Black

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex E

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Black

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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