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Household of James Gordon (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1843 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1818 in Ireland) and James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
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James Gordon's household
James
Gordon
Head
Mary
Gordon
Wife
Elizabeth
Gordon
Daughter
Margaret
Gordon
Daughter
Ann
Gordon
Daughter
James W
Gordon
Son
Margaret
Cullen
Mother In Law
Elizabeth
Cullen
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gordon | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Gordon | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Gordon | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Gordon | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Gordon | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
James W | Gordon | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Cullen | Mother In Law | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Cullen | Sister In Law | Single | 23 | 1858 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
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