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Household of Thomas Gourlay (born 1833, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gourlay, born in 1833 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Gourlay, born in 1838 in Kilmuir, Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1862 in Strone, Argyllshire, Scotland), Thomas's Step Son, Archibald (born 1865 in Strone, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Gourlay's household

Male

Thomas

Gourlay

Head
Female

Mary

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Mary

Glassford

Step Daughter
Male

Archibald

Glassford

Step Son
Female

Margaret

McKellar

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gourlay

Head

Married

48

1833

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Gourlay

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kilmuir, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Glassford

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Strone, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

Glassford

Step Son

-

16

1865

Strone, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKellar

Step Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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