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Household of John M Gourlay (born 1852, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 M Gourlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John M Gourlay, born in 1852 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. John M was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gourlay, born in 1845 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie H (born 1871 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John M's Step Son, William N (born 1865 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John M's Step Son, James N (born 1867 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John M's Step Son, Thomas (born 1869 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John M's Boarder, William (born 1815 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John M Gourlay's household

Male

John M

Gourlay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gourlay

Wife
Male

William N

Han

Step Son
Male

James N

Han

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Han

Step Son
Female

Jessie H

Han

Daughter
Male

John

Han

Son
Male

David

Han

Son
Male

William

Neil

Boarder
First name(s) John M
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John M

Gourlay

Head

Married

29

1852

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gourlay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William N

Han

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James N

Han

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Han

Step Son

-

12

1869

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie H

Han

Daughter

-

10

1871

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Han

Son

-

6

1875

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Han

Son

-

4

1877

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Neil

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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