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Household of William Gordon (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Gordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1850 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Gordon, born in 1857 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Ann

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary C

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Craig

Boarder
Male

James

Sangster

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

31

1850

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Wife

Married

24

1857

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Gordon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Sangster

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Banffshire, Scotland

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