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Household of Robert Gordon (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Gordon and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gordon, born in 1842 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1872 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agness (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, William Neilson, born in 1852 in Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Robert Gordon's household
Robert
Gordon
Head
Mary
Gordon
Wife
George
Gordon
Son
Agness
Gordon
Daughter
James
Gordon
Son
William
Neilson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Gordon | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Gordon | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
George | Gordon | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Agness | Gordon | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Gordon | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Neilson | Lodger | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland |
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