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Household of Samuel Gordon (born 1820, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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.
Samuel Gordon and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Gordon, born in 1820 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1837 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Murray (born 1863 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Ivie (born 1868 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1872 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1876 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Kate (born 1879 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Samuel Gordon's household
Samuel
Gordon
Head
Margaret
Gordon
Wife
Murray
Gordon
Son
Ivie
Gordon
Son
Mary
Gordon
Daughter
Matilda
Gordon
Daughter
Elisabeth
Gordon
Daughter
Kate
Gordon
Daughter
Elizabeth
Ramsay
Visitor
Jane
Wrightman
Servant
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Gordon | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gordon | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Murray | Gordon | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Ivie | Gordon | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Matilda | Gordon | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Gordon | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Kate | Gordon | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Ramsay | Visitor | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Wrightman | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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