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Household of Alexander Gourlay (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strichen, 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.
Alexander Gourlay and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gourlay, born in 1845 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gourlay, born in 1848 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bella (born 1870 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1880 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1811 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1863 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1867 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Benjamin (born 1846 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gourlay's household
Alexander
Gourlay
Head
Sarah
Gourlay
Wife
Bella
Gourlay
Daughter
Mary J
Gourlay
Daughter
Mary
Brown
Mother-In-Law
Thomas
Willox
Servant
James
Bain
Servant
John
Morrison
Servant
Margaret
Rennie
Servant
Benjamin
Nicol
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gourlay | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Brown | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Willox | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Bain | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Morrison | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Rennie | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Benjamin | Nicol | Visitor | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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