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Household of Alexander Gourlay (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gourlay, born in 1841 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gourlay, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gourlay's household

Male

Alexander

Gourlay

Head
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

John

Gourlay

Son
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gourlay

Son
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Male

William

Gourlay

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gourlay

Head

Married

40

1841

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gourlay

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gourlay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gourlay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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