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Household of George Gourlay (born 1843, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abbotshall Kirkcaldy, 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.
George Gourlay and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gourlay, born in 1843 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Gourlay, born in 1845 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1871 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother, Margaret Paterson, born in 1824 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
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George Gourlay's household
George
Gourlay
Head
Helen
Gourlay
Wife
Margaret
Paterson
Mother
James
Gourlay
Son
John
Gourlay
Son
George
Gourlay
Son
William
Gourlay
Son
William
Gourlay
Son
Andrew
Gourlay
Son
Helen
Gourlay
Daughter
Robert
Gourlay
Son
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Gourlay | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Paterson | Mother | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
George | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Andrew | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Gourlay | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Gourlay | Son | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
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