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Household of James Gordon (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1840 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte L Gordon, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1852 in Auldearn, Morayshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Charlotte L

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jane

Cran

Servant
Female

Helen

Ross

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Charlotte L

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cran

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Auldearn, Morayshire, Scotland

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