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Household of William Gordon (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1829 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gordon, born in 1834 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1858 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1869 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Joan (born 1872 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Stewart (born 1874 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Sinclair (born 1880 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Wife
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

David

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Joan

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Gordon

Son
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Sinclair

Gordon

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

52

1829

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Gordon

Wife

Married

47

1834

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Gordon

Son

-

12

1869

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Joan

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Stewart

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Daughter

-

5

1876

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sinclair

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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