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Household of David Gordon (born 1853, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

David Gordon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gordon, born in 1853 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr Gordon, born in 1854 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Gordon's household

Male

David

Gordon

Head
Female

Janet Kerr

Gordon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

David

Gordon

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gordon

Head

Married

28

1853

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet Kerr

Gordon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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