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Household of James Gordon (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1842 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

39

1842

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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