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Household of John Gordon (born 1840, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1840 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Gordon, born in 1841 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1875 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Grace

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Grace

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Edward

Gordon

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Grace

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Grace

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Edward

Gordon

Son

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

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