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Household of James Gordon (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1834 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gordon, born in 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1871 in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Maxwell (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Eliza

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Maxwell

Gordon

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeen, 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

47

1834

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gordon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

16

1865

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

15

1866

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maxwell

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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