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Household of Alexander Gourlay (born 1821, Perthshire)

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.

Alexander Gourlay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gourlay, born in 1821 in Kirkcaldy, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann L Gourlay, born in 1827 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert Y (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann L (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gourlay's household

Male

Alexander

Gourlay

Head
Female

Ann L

Gourlay

Wife
Male

Robert Y

Gourlay

Son
Female

Ann L

Gourlay

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gourlay

Head

Married

60

1821

Kirkcaldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann L

Gourlay

Wife

Married

54

1827

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert Y

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann L

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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