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Household of Thomas Gourlay (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Gourlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gourlay, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina Gourlay, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Harriet M (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas S (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen P (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Frederick J (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Edith M P (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Thomas Gourlay's household

Male

Thomas

Gourlay

Head
Female

Christina

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Harriet M

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Gourlay

Son
Female

Helen P

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Gourlay

Son
Female

Edith M P

Gourlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Mary

Preston

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gourlay

Head

Married

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Gourlay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet M

Gourlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas S

Gourlay

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen P

Gourlay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frederick J

Gourlay

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edith M P

Gourlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Preston

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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