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Household of Edward Gordon (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Edward Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gordon, born in 1840 in Heriot, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Georgina Gordon, born in 1841 in Newark, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James W (born 1874 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward W (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella W (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Edward Gordon's household

Male

Edward

Gordon

Head
Female

Georgina

Gordon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Male

James W

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

Edward W

Gordon

Son
Female

Isabella W

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth W

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newark, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James W

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward W

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella W

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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