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Household of William Gordon (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1813 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Betty (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Mazzie (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret J

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Betty

Gordon

Granddaughter
Female

Mazzie

Gordon

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place 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

68

1813

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

-

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Gordon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betty

Gordon

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mazzie

Gordon

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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