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Household of John Gordon (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1865 in Ireland), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Ireland), John (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1880 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1858 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Adam (born 1861 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Male

Hugh

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McConville

Boarder
Male

Adam

McGuiness

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Hugh

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

John

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

-

7

1874

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugh

McConville

Boarder

-

23

1858

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Adam

McGuiness

Boarder

-

20

1861

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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