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Household of John Gourlay Harvey (born 1851, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, 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.

John Gourlay Harvey and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gourlay Harvey, born in 1851 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 12 members. John Gourlay was the head of the household, married to Christina Henry Harvey, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret Arthur (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen Gourlay (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina Arthur (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gourlay (born 1879 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Allan Arthur (born 1881 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Gourlay's Servant, Janet (born 1842 in Perthshire, Scotland), John Gourlay's Servant, Joanna (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John Gourlay's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Gourlay's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John Gourlay's Servant, Albert (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Gourlay Harvey's household

Male

John Gourlay

Harvey

Head
Female

Christina Henry

Harvey

Wife
Female

Margaret Arthur

Harvey

Daughter
Female

Helen Gourlay

Harvey

Daughter
Female

Christina Arthur

Harvey

Daughter
Male

Gourlay

Harvey

Son
Male

Allan Arthur

Harvey

Son
Female

Janet

Macgregor

Servant
Female

Joanna

Macintosh

Servant
Female

Jane

Paterson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Servant
Male

Albert

Gunn

Servant
First name(s) John Gourlay
Last name Harvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Gourlay

Harvey

Head

Married

30

1851

Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina Henry

Harvey

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Arthur

Harvey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Gourlay

Harvey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina Arthur

Harvey

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gourlay

Harvey

Son

-

2

1879

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Allan Arthur

Harvey

Son

-

0

1881

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Macgregor

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Joanna

Macintosh

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

Albert

Gunn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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