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Household of William Gordon (born 1807, Morayshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1807 in Rothes, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Gordon, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1839 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Hodgson C (born 1849 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1805 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1848 in Bishopmill, Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Anne (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret C

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Hodgson C

Gordon

Son
Female

Mary

Rennie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Servant
Female

Catherine

Cruickshank

Servant
Female

Anne

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

74

1807

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Gordon

Wife

Married

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

42

1839

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hodgson C

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

76

1805

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

60

1821

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cruickshank

Servant

Widow

33

1848

Bishopmill, Morayshire, Scotland

Anne

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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