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Household of John Gordon (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Gordon, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jane H (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Annabella (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Lucy R (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice M (born 1866 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Agnes (born 1868 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Annie

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Jane H

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Female

Annabella

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Lucy R

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Steven

Servant
Female

Agnes

Steven

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Gordon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane H

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Lucy R

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice M

Steven

Servant

-

15

1866

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Steven

Servant

-

13

1868

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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