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Household of John Gordon (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1834 in Nutbourne, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; John F (born 1867 in Henfield, Sussex, England), Norman (born 1868 in Henfield, Sussex, England), Colin (born 1870 in Henfield, Sussex, England), Emily G (born 1875 in Henfield, Sussex, England) and Catherine (born 1877 in Henfield, Sussex, England).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Male

John F

Gordon

Son
Male

Norman

Gordon

Son
Male

Colin

Gordon

Son
Female

Emily G

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

47

1834

Nutbourne, Sussex, England

John F

Gordon

Son

Single

14

1867

Henfield, Sussex, England

Norman

Gordon

Son

Single

13

1868

Henfield, Sussex, England

Colin

Gordon

Son

Single

11

1870

Henfield, Sussex, England

Emily G

Gordon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Henfield, Sussex, England

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Henfield, Sussex, England

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