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Household of John Gordon (born 1835, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1835 in Kinross, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Gordon, born in 1820 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Christina (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1816 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Donald (born 1832 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Alexander (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Christina

McDonald

Niece
Male

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder
Male

Donald

McMurchie

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Sinclair

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kinross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

46

1835

Kinross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elisabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

61

1820

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

McMurchie

Boarder

Widower

49

1832

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sinclair

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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