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Household of James Gordon (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1835 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1836 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Adam

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Francis

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

46

1835

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Gordon

Son

-

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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