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Household of Charles Gordon (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, 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.

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 1843 in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth D Gordon, born in 1846 in Fordoun, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles D (born 1873 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James D (born 1875 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), John D (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie S (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza J (born 1881 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Visitor, Marion (born 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles's Visitor, Wilhelmina (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Gordon's household

Male

Charles

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth D

Gordon

Wife
Male

Charles D

Gordon

Son
Male

James D

Gordon

Son
Male

John D

Gordon

Son
Female

Maggie S

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Marion

Whitehead

Visitor
Female

Wilhelmina

Whitehead

Visitor
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gordon

Head

Married

38

1843

Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth D

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Fordoun, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Charles D

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James D

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

John D

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie S

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza J

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Whitehead

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Whitehead

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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