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Household of John Gordon (born 1805, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Enzie, Banffshire, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1805 in Rathven, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John P, born 1857 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Mary (born 1851 in St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland), John's -, John S (born 1881 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Jessie (born 1854 in St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alice (born 1851 in Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Grace (born 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Lizzie (born 1856 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elsie (born 1862 in Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Male

John P

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

-
Male

John S

Gordon

-
Female

Jessie

Rose

Visitor
Female

Alice

Melvin

Servant
Female

Grace

McPherson

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Forsyth

Servant
Female

Mary

Taylor

Servant
Female

Jane

Clark

Servant
Female

Elsie

Coupland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Widower

76

1805

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

John P

Gordon

Son

Married

24

1857

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

-

Married

30

1851

St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland

John S

Gordon

-

-

0

1881

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Rose

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland

Alice

Melvin

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Morayshire, Scotland

Grace

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Elsie

Coupland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

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