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Household of John Gordon (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, 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 Gordon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1819 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Gordon, born in 1831 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 6 children; George W (born 1855 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1864 in South Hackney, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1865 in South Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1867 in South Hackney, Middlesex, England), James (born 1870 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England) and Douglas (born 1874 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma L (born 1842 in Stock, Essex, England), John's Servant, Phoebe (born 1860 in St Cross, Suffolk, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Hannah

Gordon

Wife
Male

George W

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ada

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Douglas

Gordon

Son
Female

Emma L

Gardiner

Servant
Female

Phoebe

Rodwell

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hannah

Gordon

Wife

Married

50

1831

Stratford, Essex, England

George W

Gordon

Son

Single

26

1855

Bow, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

17

1864

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ada

Gordon

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Hackney, Middlesex, England

James

Gordon

Son

Single

11

1870

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Douglas

Gordon

Son

Single

7

1874

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Emma L

Gardiner

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Stock, Essex, England

Phoebe

Rodwell

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Cross, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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