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Household of Alexander Gourlay (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gourlay, born in 1830 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Gourlay, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Susan (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane M (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, David Peter, born in 1866 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander Gourlay's household
Alexander
Gourlay
Head
Mary
Gourlay
Wife
Susan
Gourlay
Daughter
James
Gourlay
Son
John
Gourlay
Son
Jane M
Gourlay
Daughter
Alexander
Gourlay
Son
Peter
Gourlay
Son
David
Peter
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gourlay | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Susan | Gourlay | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane M | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Gourlay | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Peter | Gourlay | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Peter | Boarder | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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