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Household of John Gordon (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Gordon, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John James (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, John Jones, born in 1808 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Wife
Male

John James

Gordon

Son
Female

Martha

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Jones

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, 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

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John James

Gordon

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Gordon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Jones

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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