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Household of John Gordon (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1851 in Calder, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gordon, born in 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Archibald (born 1822 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Wife
Female

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Gordon

Boarder
Male

James

Gordon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

30

1851

Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gordon

Boarder

Widower

59

1822

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

James

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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