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Household of James Gourlay (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dun, 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.

James Gourlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gourlay, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann M Gourlay, born in 1847 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes M (born 1880 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Eliza S Airth, born in 1861 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Gourlay's household

Male

James

Gourlay

Head
Female

Ann M

Gourlay

Wife
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Female

Annie

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Eliza S

Airth

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gourlay

Head

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann M

Gourlay

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Gourlay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes M

Gourlay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza S

Airth

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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