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Household of John Gordon (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathdon, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1844 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1842 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1869 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie A (born 1873 in Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Strachan, born in 1866 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Maggie A

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Strachan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

15

1866

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie A

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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