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Household of John Gordon (born 1814, Rossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1814 in Dingwall, Rossshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Gordon, born in 1821 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1859 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1862 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland) and James (born 1865 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1871 in Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Hector

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

George

McLean

Servant
Female

Ann

Munro

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

67

1814

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

Hector

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

George

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Munro

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Dingwall, Rossshire, Scotland

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