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Household of Thomas Gordon (born 1810, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Thomas Gordon and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gordon, born in 1810 in Torry, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Grace A (born 1856 in -) and Helen (born 1857 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Sophia J (born 1834 in -), Thomas's Servant, William T (born 1851 in England), Thomas's Servant, Martha A (born 1848 in England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in England), Thomas's Servant, Johanna (born 1848 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1856 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Agnes L (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Gordon's household

Male

Thomas

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Grace A

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sophia J

Waters

Visitor
Male

William T

Sander

Servant
Female

Martha A

Ford

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Crowson

Servant
Female

Johanna

Murray

Servant
Female

Agnes

Donaldson

Servant
Female

Helen

McTempleton

Servant
Female

Agnes L

Mundie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Torry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gordon

Head

Married

71

1810

Torry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace A

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

-

Helen

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Sophia J

Waters

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

-

William T

Sander

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Martha A

Ford

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

England

Elizabeth

Crowson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Johanna

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Agnes

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

McTempleton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes L

Mundie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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