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Household of James McGourlay (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 McGourlay and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGourlay, born in 1854 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McGourlay, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Catherine, born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Francis Donnelly, born in 1842 in Ireland.


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James McGourlay's household

Male

James

McGourlay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McGourlay

Wife
Female

Catherine

McGourlay

Daughter
Male

Francis

Donnelly

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name McGourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGourlay

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary Ann

McGourlay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Francis

Donnelly

Lodger

Unmarried

39

1842

Ireland

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