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Household of John Thomas Gordon (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alton, Hampshire, 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 Thomas Gordon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Gordon, born in 1847 in Britford, Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Elizabeth Godwin, born in 1849 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; William Edward (born 1876 in Alton, Hampshire, England), Ellen Adelaide (born 1878 in Alton, Hampshire, England) and Frances Edith (born 1881 in Alton, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary Ann Gogosling, born in 1862 in Botley, Hampshire, England.


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John Thomas Gordon's household

Male

John Thomas

Gordon

Head
Female

Ellen Elizabeth

Godwin

Wife
Male

William Edward

Godwin

Son
Female

Ellen Adelaide

Godwin

Daughter
Female

Frances Edith

Godwin

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gogosling

Sister In Law
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Britford, Wiltshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thomas

Gordon

Head

Married

34

1847

Britford, Wiltshire, England

Ellen Elizabeth

Godwin

Wife

Married

32

1849

South Stoneham, Hampshire, England

William Edward

Godwin

Son

Single

5

1876

Alton, Hampshire, England

Ellen Adelaide

Godwin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Alton, Hampshire, England

Frances Edith

Godwin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Alton, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Gogosling

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Botley, Hampshire, England

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