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Household of James Gourlay (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gourlay, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gourlay's household

Male

James

Gourlay

Head
Female

Ellen

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Ellen

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gourlay

Head

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Gourlay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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