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Household of John Gordon (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1845 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Gordon, born in 1840 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Lee, born in 1803 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Betty

Gordon

Wife
Female

Sarah

Lee

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Betty

Gordon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Lee

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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