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Household of Janet Gordon (born 1818, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tongue, Sutherland, 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.

Janet Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Gordon, born in 1818 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1854 in Sutherland, Scotland), Sarah (born 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland), Donald (born 1878 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Son-In-Law, Angus (born 1845 in Sutherland, Scotland), Janet's Grandson, Hector (born 1873 in Sutherland, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Hughina (born 1875 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Janet's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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Janet Gordon's household

Female

Janet

Gordon

Head
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

Angus

Gow

Son-In-Law
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Hector

Gow

Grandson
Female

Hughina

Gow

Granddaughter
Male

William

Gow

Grandson
Male

Donald

Gow

Son
Male

John

Gow

Son
First name(s) Janet
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Gordon

Head

Widow

63

1818

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Sutherland, Scotland

Angus

Gow

Son-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Sutherland, Scotland

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Sutherland, Scotland

Hector

Gow

Grandson

Unmarried

8

1873

Sutherland, Scotland

Hughina

Gow

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Gow

Grandson

-

4

1877

Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Gow

Son

-

3

1878

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Gow

Son

-

0

1881

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

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