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Household of John Gordon (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Gordon, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bartley (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Rose (born 1811 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Ireland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Bridget

Gordon

Wife
Female

Rose

Gordon

Mother
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Male

Bartley

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hamilton

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Dolan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Bridget

Gordon

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Rose

Gordon

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Ireland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bartley

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hamilton

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

Dolan

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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