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Household of George Gordon (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

George Gordon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gordon, born in 1838 in , consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to George Gordon, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), John Carr (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Eleanor J (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), George (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Minnie (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Herbert (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ernest (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Gertrude (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Grandfather, John Carr, born in 1805 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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John Carr's household

Male

John

Carr

Grandfather
Male

George

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John Carr

Gordon

Son
Female

Eleanor J

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Minnie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Gordon

Son
Male

Ernest

Gordon

Son
Female

Gertrude

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Carr
Relationship Grandfather
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carr

Grandfather

Widower

76

1805

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Gordon

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

John Carr

Gordon

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Eleanor J

Gordon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

George

Gordon

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Minnie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Herbert

Gordon

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Ernest

Gordon

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Gertrude

Gordon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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