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Household of Peter Gordon (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Peter Gordon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gordon, born in 1843 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Anna Gordon, born in 1843 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Brother-In-Law, Robert Smart, born in 1827 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Peter Gordon's household

Male

Peter

Gordon

Head
Female

Anna

Gordon

Wife
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert

Smart

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gordon

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anna

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smart

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

54

1827

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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