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Household of Thomas Gourlay (born 1840, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencoe & Ballachulish, Argyllshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gourlay, born in 1840 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nicholas Gourlay, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James Kerr (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Thomas McDonald, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Gourlay's household

Male

Thomas

Gourlay

Head
Female

Nicholas

Gourlay

Wife
Male

John

Gourlay

Son
Male

James Kerr

Gourlay

Son
Female

Sarah

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gourlay

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Gourlay

Wife

-

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Gourlay

Son

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James Kerr

Gourlay

Son

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gourlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

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