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Household of David Gorden (born 1844, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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.

David Gorden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gorden, born in 1844 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister, Mary (born 1849 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), David's -, Mary (born 1845 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), David's -, John (born 1852 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland), David's -, Alexander (born 1859 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's -, James (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's -, John (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's -, Philip (born 1839 in Channel Islands, England).


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David Gorden's household

Male

David

Gorden

Head
Female

Mary

Gorden

Sister
Female

Mary

Dumbar

-
Male

John

Logan

-
Male

Alexander

McLaughlan

-
Male

James

Higgus

-
Male

John

Chaplin

-
Male

Philip

Spalman

-
First name(s) David
Last name Gorden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gorden

Head

Widower

37

1844

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Gorden

Sister

Unmarried

32

1849

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Dumbar

-

Widow

36

1845

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Logan

-

Married

29

1852

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLaughlan

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Higgus

-

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Chaplin

-

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Philip

Spalman

-

Married

42

1839

Channel Islands, England

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