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Household of William Gordon (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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 Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gordon, born in 1835 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1861 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Annie Penlope (born 1868 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie Margt (born 1872 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Georgina C (born 1875 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Janet Gordon, born in 1849 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Barbara

Gordon

Wife
Male

Robert

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Annie Penlope

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jessie Margt

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Georgina C

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gordon

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dumfriesshire, 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

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gordon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie Penlope

Gordon

Daughter

-

13

1868

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie Margt

Gordon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Georgina C

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Gordon

Sister

-

32

1849

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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