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Household of James Gordon (born 1822, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1822 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 10 children; John George (born 1861 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Lochart T (born 1863 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth Mary (born 1865 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George Lanceley (born 1869 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Martha Lanceley (born 1871 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander Acott (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Donald Macpherson (born 1877 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Christina Berg, born in 1860 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Male

John George

Gordon

Son
Male

James Lochart T

Gordon

Son
Female

Janet

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Male

George Lanceley

Gordon

Son
Female

Martha Lanceley

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander Acott

Gordon

Son
Male

Donald Macpherson

Gordon

Son
Female

Christina

Berg

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

59

1822

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

John George

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Lochart T

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

16

1865

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

-

14

1867

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George Lanceley

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Martha Lanceley

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander Acott

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Donald Macpherson

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Berg

Servant

-

21

1860

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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