Robert Laing
Born 1847
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of James Gourlay (born 1841, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gourlay, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gourlay, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Jack, born in 1862 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
James Gourlay's household
James
Gourlay
Head
Catherine
Gourlay
Wife
James
Gourlay
Son
Robert
Gourlay
Son
Mary
Gourlay
Daughter
Elizabeth
Gourlay
Daughter
Robert
Jack
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gourlay | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Gourlay | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Gourlay | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gourlay | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Jack | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Gourlay in Kinning Park in 1881, and follow the Gourlay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for James Gourlay
We’ve found James Gourlay in 35 family trees. Find out more about James Gourlay's household and view the Gourlay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of James Gourlay, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.