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Household of John Gourlay (born 1843, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Gourlay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gourlay, born in 1843 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gourlay, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; J W (born 1873 in England), Mary W (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William F (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gourlay's household

Male

John

Gourlay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gourlay

Wife
Male

J W

Gourlay

Son
Female

Mary W

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

William F

Gourlay

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gourlay

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gourlay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

J W

Gourlay

Son

-

8

1873

England

Mary W

Gourlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William F

Gourlay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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