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Household of James Gordon (born 1841, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1841 in Clyne, Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gordon, born in 1844 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie B (born 1872 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Donald M (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Annie McKay, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland.


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie B

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander M

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Christina

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Donald M

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie

McKay

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

40

1841

Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Orkney, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie B

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander M

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Donald M

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

McKay

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

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