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Household of John Gordon (born 1813, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1813 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1814 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Sardinia McPherson, born in 1875 in England.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sardinia

McPherson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

68

1813

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

67

1814

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sardinia

McPherson

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

England

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