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Household of Douglas Gordon (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Douglas Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Gordon, born in 1843 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Helen Gordon, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret M (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Douglas (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1881 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Douglas's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Douglas's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Douglas's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Douglas's Servant, Barbara (born 1866 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Douglas Gordon's household

Male

Douglas

Gordon

Head
Female

Helen

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret M

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Douglas

Gordon

Son
Male

William J

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Christina

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Craib

Servant
Female

Barbara

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) Douglas
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

Gordon

Head

Married

38

1843

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Douglas

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Jamieson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Craib

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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