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Household of William Gordon (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchindoir, 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 1842 in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1810 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, Alexander (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Jeanie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Henderson

Mother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Esson

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cabrach, 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

39

1842

Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Henderson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

71

1810

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Esson

Nephew

-

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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