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Household of David Gourlay (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Menmuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Gourlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gourlay, born in 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Gourlay, born in 1839 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1868 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Emily (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Gourlay's household

Male

David

Gourlay

Head
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gourlay

Son
Male

David

Gourlay

Son
Male

William

Gourlay

Son
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Female

Emily

Gourlay

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gourlay

Head

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gourlay

Son

-

13

1868

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gourlay

Son

-

10

1871

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

-

8

1873

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily

Gourlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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