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Household of Catherine Gourlay (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Catherine Gourlay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Gourlay, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, married to Mary Gourlay, born in 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane Gray (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, William (born 1813 in England), Catherine's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine's Boarder, Lenia (born 1852 in France).


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Catherine Gourlay's household

Female

Catherine

Gourlay

Head
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Jane Gray

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Boarder
Male

William

Cameron

Boarder
Female

Lenia

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Gourlay

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Gray

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gray

Boarder

Widower

68

1813

England

William

Cameron

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lenia

Cameron

Boarder

Married

29

1852

France

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