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Household of William McGordon (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 McGordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGordon, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cath McGordon, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Margaret McAleese, born in 1850 in Ireland.


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William McGordon's household

Male

William

McGordon

Head
Female

Cath

McGordon

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

McGordon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGordon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McAleese

Mother
Female

Margaret

McAleese

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McAleese

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McGordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGordon

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Cath

McGordon

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Mary Ann

McGordon

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McGordon

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McAleese

Mother

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Margaret

McAleese

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McAleese

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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