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Household of Peter Gordon (born 1838, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Peter Gordon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gordon, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Martha E Gordon, born in 1835 in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Louise E (born 1866 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), James H (born 1868 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Fanny W (born 1869 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Catherine M (born 1872 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Joseph A (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Jenney B (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Thomas L (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Peter Gordon's household

Male

Peter

Gordon

Head
Female

Martha E

Gordon

Wife
Female

Louise E

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James H

Gordon

Son
Female

Fanny W

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Catherine M

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Joseph A

Gordon

Son
Female

Jenney B

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Thomas L

Gordon

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gordon

Head

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Martha E

Gordon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Louise E

Gordon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

James H

Gordon

Son

Single

13

1868

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Fanny W

Gordon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Catherine M

Gordon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Joseph A

Gordon

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jenney B

Gordon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas L

Gordon

Son

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

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