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Household of James Gordon (born 1832, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durris, Kincardineshire, 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 1832 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Matilda (born 1865 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Alice

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gordon

Son
Female

Matilda

Forbes

Servant
Male

John

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

49

1832

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alice

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Henry

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Matilda

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Hunter

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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