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Household of Robert Gordon (born 1839, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gordon, born in 1839 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Gordon, born in 1842 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert S (born 1864 in England), Margaret E (born 1867 in England), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James F (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Gordon's household

Male

Robert

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret C

Gordon

Wife
Male

Robert S

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret E

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James F

Gordon

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gordon

Head

Married

42

1839

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Gordon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert S

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

England

Margaret E

Gordon

Daughter

-

14

1867

England

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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