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Household of James Gordon (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glass, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1813 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1821 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1827 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Alexander

Boarder
Male

James

Thom

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

68

1813

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

60

1821

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Boarder

Unmarried

54

1827

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thom

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

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