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Household of John Gordon (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, 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.

John Gordon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christian Gordon, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Francis B (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John A (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert S (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Maggie (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Barbara (born 1806 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon's household

Male

John

Gordon

Head
Female

Christian

Gordon

Wife
Male

Francis B

Gordon

Son
Male

John A

Gordon

Son
Male

Robert S

Gordon

Son
Female

Maggie

Moir

Boarder
Female

Barbara

Chalmers

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gordon

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis B

Gordon

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John A

Gordon

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert S

Gordon

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Moir

Boarder

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Chalmers

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

75

1806

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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