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Household of Thomas Gordon (born 1829, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gordon, born in 1829 in Dron, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Gordon, born in 1829 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1851 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1867 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Alison (born 1872 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Catherine Faiers, born in 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Gordon's household
Thomas
Gordon
Head
Janet
Gordon
Wife
Mary
Gordon
Daughter
Janet
Gordon
Daughter
Elizabeth
Gordon
Daughter
Ann
Gordon
Daughter
Alison
Gordon
Daughter
Catherine
Faiers
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Gordon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Dron, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Gordon | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Dron, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Gordon | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gordon | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann | Gordon | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Alison | Gordon | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | Faiers | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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