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Household of Richard J Gordon (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Richard J Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard J Gordon, born in 1846 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Richard J was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gordon, born in 1843 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1868 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1869 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Fred (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1878 in Leyton, Essex, England) and St Clair (born 1880 in Leyton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard J's Brother, James Gordon, born in 1850 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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Richard J Gordon's household

Male

Richard J

Gordon

Head
Female

Sarah

Gordon

Wife
Female

Ellen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gordon

Son
Male

Fred

Gordon

Son
Male

Walter

Gordon

Son
Male

St Clair

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Brother
First name(s) Richard J
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard J

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen

Gordon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily

Gordon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Richard

Gordon

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Fred

Gordon

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Walter

Gordon

Son

Single

3

1878

Leyton, Essex, England

St Clair

Gordon

Son

Single

1

1880

Leyton, Essex, England

James

Gordon

Brother

-

31

1850

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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