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Household of John Gordon (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gordon, born in 1852 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Thomas Healey, born in 1863 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary A

Gordon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Healey

Nephew
Female

Mary E

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Wales

Mary A

Gordon

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Healey

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Gordon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Gordon

Son

Single

7

1874

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

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