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Household of William Gordon (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1832 in Gatley, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Gordon, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen Ann (born 1865 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eliza Thomson (born 1867 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Mary Wilson, born in 1838 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Helen

Gordon

Wife
Female

Helen Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Eliza Thomson

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Gatley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

49

1832

Gatley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Gordon

Wife

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza Thomson

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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