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Household of John Gordon (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1844 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Gordon, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Catherine (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1867 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Duncan (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Neil (born 1861 in Ireland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

Patrick

O'Donnel

Boarder
Male

Duncan

Gallagher

Boarder
Male

Neil

Mulheron

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

-

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

14

1867

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

O'Donnel

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Duncan

Gallagher

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Neil

Mulheron

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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