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Household of John Gourlay (born 1851, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gourlay, born in 1851 in Ceres, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gourlay, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1870 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, George Laing, born in 1865 in Fife, Scotland.
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John Gourlay's household
John
Gourlay
Head
Jessie
Gourlay
Wife
George
Laing
Step Son
James
Gourlay
Son
Alexander
Gourlay
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gourlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Ceres, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gourlay | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
Jessie | Gourlay | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Fife, Scotland | |
George | Laing | Step Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Fife, Scotland | |
James | Gourlay | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gourlay | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Fife, Scotland |
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