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Household of Alexander Gourlay (born 1852, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gourlay, born in 1852 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Gourlay, born in 1855 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1879 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, George Henderson, born in 1846 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander Gourlay's household
Alexander
Gourlay
Head
Agnes
Gourlay
Wife
John
Gourlay
Son
Barbara
Gourlay
Daughter
William
Gourlay
Son
George
Henderson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gourlay | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dunbog, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Gourlay | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Barbara | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Gourlay | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
George | Henderson | Lodger | Married | 35 | 1846 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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