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Household of James Gourlay (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in 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.

James Gourlay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gourlay, born in 1847 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Gourlay, born in 1849 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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James Gourlay's household

Male

James

Gourlay

Head
Female

Christina

Gourlay

Wife
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Male

Charles

Gourlay

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gourlay

Head

Married

34

1847

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Gourlay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

-

4

1877

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Charles

Gourlay

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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