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Household of Charles Gordon (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Towie, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gordon, born in 1847 in Migvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1840 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jannie (born 1877 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Servant, Rebaca Gibbon, born in 1858 in Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Charles Gordon's household

Male

Charles

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jannie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Rebaca

Gibbon

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Migvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gordon

Head

Married

34

1847

Migvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

16

1865

Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jannie

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rebaca

Gibbon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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