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Household of Robert Gourlay (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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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.

Robert Gourlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gourlay, born in 1842 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gourlay, born in 1842 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1871 in Newton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1872 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Nicholas (born 1874 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Maggie (born 1877 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Agnes Jane (born 1881 in Newton, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Gourlay's household

Male

Robert

Gourlay

Head
Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Wife
Male

Henry

Gourlay

Son
Male

John

Gourlay

Son
Female

Nicholas

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gourlay

Son
Female

Maggie

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Agnes Jane

Gourlay

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gourlay

Head

Married

39

1842

Newton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Gourlay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newton, Cheshire, England

Henry

Gourlay

Son

Single

10

1871

Newton, Cheshire, England

John

Gourlay

Son

Single

9

1872

Newton, Cheshire, England

Nicholas

Gourlay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newton, Cheshire, England

Robert

Gourlay

Son

Single

5

1876

Newton, Cheshire, England

Maggie

Gourlay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton, Cheshire, England

Agnes Jane

Gourlay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newton, Cheshire, England

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