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Household of Charles Gordon (born 1823, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gordon, born in 1823 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Betsy Gordon, born in 1826 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1853 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1862 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1866 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1869 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's -, Charles Gordon, born in 1875 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Charles Gordon's household

Male

Charles

Gordon

Head
Female

Betsy

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Male

Charles

Gordon

-
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gordon

Head

Married

58

1823

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Gordon

Wife

Married

55

1826

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Gordon

-

-

6

1875

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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