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Household of John Gordon (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1846 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gordon, born in 1848 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Susan Kettle, born in 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Harriet

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ada

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Susan

Kettle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Gordon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Gordon

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Gordon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Gordon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Susan

Kettle

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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