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Household of Margaret Gourlay (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Margaret Gourlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Gourlay, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gourlay, born in 1805 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Gourlay, born in 1805 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Gourlay's household

Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Head
Female

Isabella

Gourlay

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Male

Alex

Gourlay

Son
Female

Marion

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gourlay

Son
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Gourlay

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gourlay

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gourlay

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gourlay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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