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Household of Robert Gordon (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

Robert Gordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gordon, born in 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Maria Gordon, born in 1845 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas H (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Lizzy Bailey, born in 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Gordon's household

Male

Robert

Gordon

Head
Female

Maria

Gordon

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Lizzy

Bailey

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Maria

Gordon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Gordon

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Gordon

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Gordon

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lizzy

Bailey

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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