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Household of William Gordon (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 1840 in Kingsbarns, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gordon, born in 1838 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen W (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Andrew

Gordon

Son
Female

Helen W

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

David

Gordon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Gordon

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen W

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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