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Household of James Gourlay (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gourlay, born in 1847 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Gourlay, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Christina (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Lodger, Stewart (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Gourlay's household

Male

James

Gourlay

Head
Female

Ann

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Ann

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Christina

Wright

Lodger
Male

Stewart

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gourlay

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Ann

Gourlay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Gourlay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Wright

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Clark

Lodger

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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