Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Gordon (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1819 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gordon, born in 1818 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, William McGill, born in 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary A

Gordon

Wife
Male

Charles

Gordon

Son
Male

John

Gordon

Son
Female

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

McGill

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Mary A

Gordon

Wife

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Charles

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gordon

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McGill

Grandson

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Gordon in Calton in 1881, and follow the Gordon family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Gordon

We’ve found William Gordon in 257 family trees. Find out more about William Gordon's household and view the Gordon family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census