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Household of James Gordon (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Gordon, born in 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Frank (born 1879 in Africa) and Albert (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Francis (born 1835 in Scotland), James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Scotland), James's Visitor, John (born 1869 in -), James's Visitor, Annie (born 1848 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Ellen (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Annie

Gordon

Wife
Male

Frank

Gordon

Son
Male

Albert

Gordon

Son
Male

Francis

Gordon

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Visitor
Male

John

Bruce

Visitor
Female

Annie

McKenzie

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Day

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

25

1856

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Wife

Married

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frank

Gordon

Son

Single

2

1879

Africa

Albert

Gordon

Son

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

Francis

Gordon

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Scotland

John

Bruce

Visitor

Single

12

1869

-

Annie

McKenzie

Visitor

Single

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Day

Boarder

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

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