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Household of William Gordon (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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.

William Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1843 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza S Gordon, born in 1849 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Edith Kate (born 1868 in Chigwell, Essex, England), Florence N (born 1874 in Chigwell, Essex, England), Alice Jane (born 1875 in Chigwell, Essex, England), Frederick W (born 1878 in Chigwell, Essex, England) and Robert H (born 1880 in Chigwell, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Clara Straight, born in 1865 in East Ham, Essex, England.


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Eliza S

Gordon

Wife
Female

Edith Kate

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Florence N

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert H

Gordon

Son
Female

Clara

Straight

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

38

1843

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Eliza S

Gordon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Edith Kate

Gordon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chigwell, Essex, England

Florence N

Gordon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chigwell, Essex, England

Alice Jane

Gordon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chigwell, Essex, England

Frederick W

Gordon

Son

Single

3

1878

Chigwell, Essex, England

Robert H

Gordon

Son

Single

1

1880

Chigwell, Essex, England

Clara

Straight

Servant

Single

16

1865

East Ham, Essex, England

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