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Household of William Gordon (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Benholm, Kincardineshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1832 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gordon, born in 1839 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 10 children; Elisabeth (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1866 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Williamina (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Grace Ann (born 1877 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Jane M (born 1879 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1865 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's -, Ann (born 1798 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Female

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Grace Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane M

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Christina

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Beedie

Servant
Male

William

Simpson

Servant
Female

Ann

Cruckshank

-
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

49

1832

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elisabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Williamina

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Grace Ann

Gordon

Daughter

-

4

1877

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane M

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christina

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Beedie

Servant

-

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Servant

-

16

1865

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Cruckshank

-

-

83

1798

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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