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Household of Walter Gordon (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Walter Gordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Gordon, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Christina Gordon, born in 1831 in England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1861 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Son-In-Law, David (born 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Walter's Brother, Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter's Niece, Jenie G (born 1881 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Gordon's household

Male

Walter

Gordon

Head
Female

Christina

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

David

Richolson

Son-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Richolson

Brother
Female

Jenie G

Richolson

Niece
First name(s) Walter
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Gordon

Head

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Gordon

Wife

Married

50

1831

England

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

England

David

Richolson

Son-In-Law

Widower

27

1854

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Richolson

Brother

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jenie G

Richolson

Niece

-

0

1881

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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