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Household of James Gordon (born 1845, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cookney, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1845 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gordon, born in 1857 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jemima S K (born 1878 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John B (born 1880 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, James (born 1867 in Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jemima S K

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John B

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Nephew
Female

Jessie

Wiseman

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

24

1857

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima S K

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John B

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Nephew

Unmarried

14

1867

Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wiseman

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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