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Household of James Gordon (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1845 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Ireland), Mary (born 1862 in Ireland) and Robert (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Hugh Barbour, born in 1881 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Male

Hugh

Barbour

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Robert

Gordon

Son

-

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Barbour

Boarder

-

0

1881

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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