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Household of John E Gordon (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John E Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Gordon, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Gordon, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Catherine, born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John E's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Scotland), John E's Servant, Susan (born 1852 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England), John E's Servant, Amelia (born 1859 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England), John E's Servant, Fanny (born 1851 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England), John E's Servant, Esther (born 1866 in Scotland) and John E's Servant, Lucy (born 1843 in Wells, Somerset, England).


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John E Gordon's household

Male

John E

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lawrance

Servant
Female

Susan

Hare

Servant
Female

Amelia

Biggs

Servant
Female

Fanny

Townsend

Servant
Female

Esther

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Lucy

Ingham

Servant
Female

Catherine

Gordan

Daughter
First name(s) John E
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Gordon

Head

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Gordon

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lawrance

Servant

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Susan

Hare

Servant

Single

29

1852

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Amelia

Biggs

Servant

Single

22

1859

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Fanny

Townsend

Servant

Single

30

1851

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Esther

Sutherland

Servant

Single

15

1866

Scotland

Lucy

Ingham

Servant

Widow

38

1843

Wells, Somerset, England

Catherine

Gordan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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