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Household of John Lewis Gordon (born 1828, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 Lewis Gordon and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis Gordon, born in 1828 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 17 members. John Lewis was the head of the household, married to Georgina R Gordon, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Christina A (born 1858 in Ceylon), Eliza (born 1861 in Ceylon), Georgina (born 1864 in Ceylon), Mary (born 1866 in Ceylon), Fanny (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Ceylon), Cosino (born 1872 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Ronald (born 1877 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Torquil (born 1881 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Lewis's Boarder, Catherine (born 1859 in Germany), John Lewis's Servant, Jessie (born 1849 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John Lewis's Servant, Isabella (born 1852 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), John Lewis's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), John Lewis's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John Lewis's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Lewis Gordon's household

Male

John Lewis

Gordon

Head
Female

Georgina R

Gordon

Wife
Female

Christina A

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

Cosino

Gordon

Son
Male

Ronald

Gordon

Son
Male

Torquil

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine

Sinia

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Macbain

Servant
Female

Isabella

Donaldson

Servant
Female

Eliza

Fraser

Servant
Female

Mary

Campbell

Servant
Female

Margaret

Watt

Servant
First name(s) John Lewis
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Lewis

Gordon

Head

Married

53

1828

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Georgina R

Gordon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina A

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ceylon

Eliza

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ceylon

Georgina

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ceylon

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Ceylon

Fanny

Gordon

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Ceylon

Cosino

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Ronald

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Torquil

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sinia

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Germany

Jessie

Macbain

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Eliza

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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