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Household of William Gordon (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie A Gordon, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Williamina (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Effie A (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Jessie A

Gordon

Wife
Female

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Effie A

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Noble

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Winchester

Boarder
Male

William

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Gordon

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane A

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Effie A

Gordon

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Noble

Mother-In-Law

Widow

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Winchester

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Hall

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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