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Household of May Gordon (born 1836, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Urray, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

May Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of May Gordon, born in 1836 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. May was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Jessie (born 1859 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1867 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were May's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), May's Boarder, Malcolm (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and May's Boarder, John (born 1818 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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May Gordon's household

Female

May

Gordon

Head
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Munro

Boarder
Male

Malcolm

Matheson

Boarder
Male

John

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) May
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

May

Gordon

Head

Widow

45

1836

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malcolm

Matheson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

63

1818

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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