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Household of John Gordon (born 1833, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1833 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Gordon, born in 1839 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1862 in -), John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1866 in -) and John's Son-In-Law, Thomas (born 1870 in -).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Grace

Gordon

Wife
Male

John

Russell

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Russell

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Russel

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

48

1833

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Grace

Gordon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Russell

Son-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

-

Margaret

Russell

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

15

1866

-

Thomas

Russel

Son-In-Law

-

11

1870

-

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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