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Household of John Gordon (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1846 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1842 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Agnes Stuart, born in 1862 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Agnes

Stuart

Step Daughter
Male

David

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Stuart

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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