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Household of James Gordon (born 1805, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1805 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Gordon, born in 1822 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Emily M (born 1852 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Flora S (born 1856 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Mary Ann (born 1839 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Augusta (born 1867 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Ernest G (born 1871 in Cape, South Africa).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Stanley (born 1864 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1812 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England) and James's Servant, Anna (born 1865 in Somerset, England).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Louisa

Gordon

Wife
Female

Emily M

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Flora S

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Davis

Daughter
Female

Augusta

Davis

Grand Daughter
Male

Ernest G

Davis

Grand Son
Male

Stanley

Waylen

Nephew
Female

Mary

Herbert

Servant
Female

Anna

Broom

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

76

1805

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Louisa

Gordon

Wife

Married

59

1822

Middlesex, England

Emily M

Gordon

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Flora S

Gordon

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Davis

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Augusta

Davis

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Ernest G

Davis

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Cape, South Africa

Stanley

Waylen

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Herbert

Servant

Single

69

1812

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Anna

Broom

Servant

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

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