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Household of John Gordon (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1840 in Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Flint Or Gordon, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane W (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Eliza Flint, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Flint Or Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane W

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Flint

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Flint Or Gordon

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane W

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Flint

Aunt

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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