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Household of James Gordon (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1831 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean McKay, born in 1842 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Allan (born 1875 in Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Isabella Jean (born 1878 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander C (born 1879 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charlotte Jean (born 1881 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Torry, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Jean

McKay

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John Allan

Gordon

Son
Female

Isabella Jean

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Gordon

Son
Female

Charlotte Jean

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Servant
Female

Ann

King

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

50

1831

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

McKay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Allan

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella Jean

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander C

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charlotte Jean

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

King

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Torry, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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