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Household of John Gordon (born 1797)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1797 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Amy Kathleen (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mariane Dorothy (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Emma Liddle (born 1879 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Emma (born 1848 in Newport, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1849 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1854 in Sutton, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Aston, Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary Elizabeth (born 1862 in Somerset, England).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Emma

Gordon

Daughter In Law
Female

Amy Kathleen

Gordon

Grand Daughter
Female

Mariane Dorothy

Gordon

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma Liddle

Gordon

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Falkner

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Hodson

Servant
Female

Emma

Yardley

Servant
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Parsons

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Widower

84

1797

Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Gordon

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Newport, Shropshire, England

Amy Kathleen

Gordon

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mariane Dorothy

Gordon

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emma Liddle

Gordon

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Falkner

Servant

Single

32

1849

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Hodson

Servant

Single

27

1854

Sutton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Yardley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Aston, Shropshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Parsons

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

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