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Household of Robert Gordon (born 1823, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gordon, born in 1823 in Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gordon, born in 1833 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1867 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Robert John (born 1868 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William (born 1871 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father-In-Law, Alexander (born 1795 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Annie (born 1864 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Margaret (born 1866 in England) and Robert's Boarder, Alexander (born 1866 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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Robert Gordon's household

Male

Robert

Gordon

Head
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Wife
Male

Alexander

Goldie

Father-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Goldie

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

Goldie

Daughter
Male

Robert John

Goldie

Son
Male

William

Goldie

Son
Female

Annie

Purcill

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Purcill

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Shiach

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gordon

Head

Married

58

1823

Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander

Goldie

Father-In-Law

Widower

86

1795

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Goldie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexandrina

Goldie

Daughter

-

14

1867

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Robert John

Goldie

Son

-

13

1868

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Goldie

Son

-

10

1871

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Annie

Purcill

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Margaret

Purcill

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Alexander

Shiach

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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