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Household of James Gordon (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1838 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1840 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; James (born 1861 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen A (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Helen A

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

43

1838

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen A

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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