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Household of John L Gordon (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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 L Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Gordon, born in 1847 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gordon, born in 1847 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Martha M (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Margaret A (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Mary Ann (born 1871 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John L's Lodger, Mary McNamarra, born in 1821 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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John L Gordon's household

Male

John L

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary A

Gordon

Wife
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Martha M

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

McNamarra

Lodger
First name(s) John L
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Gordon

Head

Married

34

1847

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Gordon

Wife

Married

34

1847

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Gordon

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha M

Gordon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Margaret A

Gordon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary

McNamarra

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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