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Household of Charles S Gordon (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 S Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles S Gordon, born in 1852 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles S was the head of the household, married to Erskine M K Gordon, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Maurice E J (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John S (born 1881 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles S's Servant, Catherine (born 1844 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Charles S's Servant, Helen (born 1854 in Pencaitland, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles S's Servant, Euphemia (born 1855 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Charles S's Servant, Cecilia (born 1858 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles S's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Charles S Gordon's household

Male

Charles S

Gordon

Head
Female

Erskine M K

Gordon

Wife
Female

Maurice E J

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John S

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine

Cameron

Servant
Female

Helen

Ford

Servant
Female

Euphemia

Anderson

Servant
Female

Cecilia

Livingstone

Servant
Female

Agnes

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Charles S
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles S

Gordon

Head

Married

29

1852

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Erskine M K

Gordon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Maurice E J

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Ford

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Pencaitland, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Cecilia

Livingstone

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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