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Household of William Gordon (born 1821, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cabrach, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1821 in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1824 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1856 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1868 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, John Scot, born in 1872 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland.


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Scot

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

60

1821

Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Scot

Grandson

-

9

1872

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

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