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Household of Dorcas Gordon Wandrum (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Dorcas Gordon Wandrum and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorcas Gordon Wandrum, born in 1817 in , consisted of 3 members. Dorcas Gordon was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; James, born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Dorcas Gordon's Lodger, Peter Barclay, born in 1812 in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Dorcas Gordon Wandrum's household

Female

Dorcas Gordon

Wandrum

Head
Male

James

Wandrum

Son
Male

Peter

Barclay

Lodger
First name(s) Dorcas Gordon
Last name Wandrum
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ireland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dorcas Gordon

Wandrum

Head

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

James

Wandrum

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Barclay

Lodger

Unmarried

69

1812

West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

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