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Household of Robert A Gordon (born 1814, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Robert A Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert A Gordon, born in 1814 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Robert A was the head of the household, married to Ann Gordon, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert J (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary R (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie F (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert A's Servant, Hannah (born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert A's Servant, Ellen (born 1845 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Robert A's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert A Gordon's household

Male

Robert A

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Robert J

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary R

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Annie F

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Brook

Servant
Female

Ellen

Corner

Servant
Female

Jane

Bowie

Servant
First name(s) Robert A
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert A

Gordon

Head

Married

67

1814

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert J

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary R

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie F

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah

Brook

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Corner

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Bowie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

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