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Household of James Gordon (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James B (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William H (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane B (born 1875 in India), Charles T (born 1878 in India) and Harry H (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Jessie (born 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Niece, Annie G (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Male

James B

Gordon

Son
Male

William H

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane B

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Charles T

Gordon

Son
Male

Harry H

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Sister
Female

Annie G

Mitchell

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James B

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William H

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane B

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

India

Charles T

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

India

Harry H

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Sister

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie G

Mitchell

Niece

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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