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Household of James Gordon (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Gordon and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gordon, born in 1840 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gordon, born in 1840 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Helen E (born 1864 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James F M (born 1868 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George M (born 1870 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine C (born 1873 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1879 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Caroline (born 1881 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, James (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, David (born 1864 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Gordon's household

Male

James

Gordon

Head
Female

Mary

Gordon

Wife
Female

Helen E

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James F M

Gordon

Son
Male

George M

Gordon

Son
Female

Catherine C

Gordon

Daughter
Male

Francis

Gordon

Son
Male

William

Gordon

Son
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Son
Female

Isabella J

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Gordon

Daughter
Male

James

Wedderburn

Servant
Male

David

Grant

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gordon

Head

Married

41

1840

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Wife

Married

41

1840

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen E

Gordon

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

-

15

1866

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James F M

Gordon

Son

-

13

1868

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George M

Gordon

Son

-

11

1870

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine C

Gordon

Daughter

-

8

1873

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Son

-

5

1876

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Son

-

3

1878

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Gordon

Daughter

-

2

1879

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Caroline

Gordon

Daughter

-

0

1881

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Wedderburn

Servant

-

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Grant

Servant

-

17

1864

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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