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Household of William D Gourlay (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, 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.

William D Gourlay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William D Gourlay, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William D was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gourlay, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William D's Sister-In-Law, Francis (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William D's Visitor, E (born - in England), William D's Visitor, N K (born 1863 in Not Known) and William D's Visitor, N K (born - in Not Known).


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William D Gourlay's household

Male

William D

Gourlay

Head
Female

Sarah

Gourlay

Wife
Male

James

Gourlay

Son
Female

Sarah

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

William

Gourlay

Son
Female

Francis

Carylyle

Sister-In-Law
Female

Marion

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

E

Brooks

Visitor
Male

N K

-

Visitor
Female

N K

-

Visitor
First name(s) William D
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William D

Gourlay

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gourlay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gourlay

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Carylyle

Sister-In-Law

-

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Gourlay

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

E

Brooks

Visitor

Widower

-

-

England

N K

-

Visitor

N K

18

1863

Not Known

N K

-

Visitor

N K

-

-

Not Known

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