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Household of John Gordon (born 1847, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 1847 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1849 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), William A (born 1874 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Maggie E (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edward Robertson, born in 1852 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Gordon's household
John
Gordon
Head
Elizabeth
Gordon
Wife
John
Gordon
Son
William A
Gordon
Son
Maggie E
Gordon
Daughter
Mary A
Gordon
Daughter
Edward
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gordon | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gordon | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Gordon | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
William A | Gordon | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Maggie E | Gordon | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary A | Gordon | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edward | Robertson | Boarder | Widower | 29 | 1852 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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