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Household of William Gordon (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1833 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gordon, born in 1837 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1862 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Male

James

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Andrew

Gordon

Son
Male

George

Gordon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

48

1833

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Gordon

Son

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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