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Household of David Gourlay (born 1818, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, 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.

David Gourlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gourlay, born in 1818 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Barbara (born 1843 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1845 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Euphemia (born 1867 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), David's Grandson, James (born 1871 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1872 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), David's Grandson, David (born 1874 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Robert (born 1878 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and David's Grandson, Alexander (born 1880 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland).


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David Gourlay's household

Male

David

Gourlay

Head
Female

Barbara

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Gourlay

Granddaughter
Male

James

Gourlay

Grandson
Female

Janet

Gourlay

Granddaughter
Male

David

Gourlay

Grandson
Female

Robert

Gourlay

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Gourlay

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gourlay

Head

Widower

63

1818

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Gourlay

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Grandson

-

10

1871

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Gourlay

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

David

Gourlay

Grandson

-

7

1874

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Gourlay

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Gourlay

Grandson

-

1

1880

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

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