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Household of William Gordon (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gordon, born in 1842 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gordon, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Barbara (born 1867 in England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in England), William (born 1870 in England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in England), Jane (born 1875 in England), George (born 1878 in England), Catherine (born 1879 in England) and Frank (born 1880 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Barbara (born 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Bridget (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Gordon's household

Male

William

Gordon

Head
Female

Jane

Gordon

Wife
Female

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gordon

Daughter
Male

George

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Frank

Gordon

Son
Female

Barbara

Mackay

Servant
Female

Bridget

Cannon

Servant
Female

Alice

Lauriston

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gordon

Head

Married

39

1842

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gordon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

England

Mary Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

12

1869

England

William

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

England

Elizabeth

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Jane

Gordon

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

George

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

England

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

England

Frank

Gordon

Son

-

1

1880

England

Barbara

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bridget

Cannon

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Lauriston

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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