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Household of James Gordon (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Gordon, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Christie, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Annie

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Christie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Christie

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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