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Household of Peter Gourlay (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Peter Gourlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gourlay, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Gourlay, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Granddaughter, Mary Taylor, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Gourlay's household

Male

Peter

Gourlay

Head
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Wife
Male

Robert

Gourlay

Son
Female

Helen

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Female

Christina

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Taylor

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gourlay

Head

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Gourlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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