
John Lyon
Born 1844
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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.
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
Mary
Gourlay
Robert
Gourlay
Helen
Gourlay
Mary
Gourlay
James
Gourlay
Christina
Gourlay
Mary
Taylor
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First name(s) | Peter |
Last name | Gourlay |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 54 |
Birth year | 1827 |
Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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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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