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Household of James Gordon (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1844 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1843 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Amelia (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Stewart (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Female

Christina

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Gordon

Son
Male

David

Gordon

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

37

1844

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Gordon

Daughter

-

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Amelia

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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