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Household of John Gordon (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gordon, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Morgan, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary J

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Mary J

Gordon

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Morgan

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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