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Household of Robert Gourlay (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

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 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Agnes J (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Jane (born 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1830 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Mary A (born 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Robert Gourlay's household

Male

Robert

Gourlay

Head
Female

Jane

Gourlay

Sister
Female

Agnes J

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
Female

Mary A

Baird

Servant
Female

Sarah

Morton

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Gordon

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gourlay

Head

Widower

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gourlay

Sister

Unmarried

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary M

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

51

1830

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary A

Baird

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah

Morton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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