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Household of Thomas Gordon (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Gordon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Gordon, born in 1846 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Betsy (born 1867 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Williamina (born 1875 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Betsy Lawson, born in 1852 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Gordon's household

Male

Thomas

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Betsy

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gordon

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Lawson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gordon

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Gordon

Daughter

-

14

1867

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elisabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Lawson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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