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Household of David Gordon (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gordon, born in 1838 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1864 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Gordon's household

Male

David

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gordon

Son
Male

David

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gordon

Head

Married

43

1838

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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