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Household of James Gordon (born 1822, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenmuick, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1822 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Rebecca (born 1859 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Reid

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

59

1822

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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