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Household of John Gordon (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1835 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1833 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeannie F (born 1866 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander Cocker (born 1868 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1825 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Isobel (born 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jannet (born 1865 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jeannie F

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander Cocker

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Visitor
Female

Isobel

Mitchell

Visitor
Female

Jannet

Middleton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

46

1835

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeannie F

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Cocker

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gordon

Visitor

Unmarried

56

1825

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isobel

Mitchell

Visitor

Unmarried

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jannet

Middleton

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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