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Household of David Gordon (born 1829, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gordon, born in 1829 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1850 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1878 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James M (born 1879 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1881 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David's Servant, James (born 1861 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, James (born 1864 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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David Gordon's household

Male

David

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

James M

Gordon

Son
Male

David

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary A

Cronie

Servant
Male

James

Anderson

Servant
Male

James

Monnie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gordon

Head

Married

52

1829

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

31

1850

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James M

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary A

Cronie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Monnie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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