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Household of Joseph Gordon (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Joseph Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gordon, born in 1829 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Gordon, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 6 children; James W (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jean D (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Gordon's household

Male

Joseph

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Wife
Male

James W

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gordon

Son
Male

Andrew

Gordon

Son
Female

Jean D

Gordon

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gordon

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

James W

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean D

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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