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Household of Alexander S L Gourlay (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 S L Gourlay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander S L Gourlay, born in 1825 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander S L was the head of the household, married to Jane Gourlay, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James Forlew? (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander S L's Boarder, Mary Domnie, born in 1811 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander S L Gourlay's household

Male

Alexander S L

Gourlay

Head
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Wife
Male

James Forlew?

Gourlay

Son
Female

Janet

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Domnie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander S L
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander S L

Gourlay

Head

Married

56

1825

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Wife

-

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Forlew?

Gourlay

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Domnie

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

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