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Household of John Gordon (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Towie, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1826 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Gordon, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; George (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary L (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1865 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1874 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1877 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Helen

Gordon

Wife
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary L

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen

Stuart

Granddaughter
Male

William

Ross

Servant
Male

James

Harper

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

55

1826

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary L

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Stuart

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Harper

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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