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Household of John Gourlay (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gourlay, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gourlay, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Isabella Campbell, born in 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gourlay's household

Male

John

Gourlay

Head
Female

Isabella

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gourlay

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gourlay

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Campbell

Boarder

Widow

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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