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Household of William Gourby (born 1854, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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 Gourby and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gourby, born in 1854 in Benton, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Gourby, born in 1856 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, James Paley, born in 1858 in Benton, Northumberland, England.


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William Gourby's household

Male

William

Gourby

Head
Female

Dorothy

Gourby

Wife
Male

William

Gourby

Son
Male

James

Paley

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Gourby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Benton, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gourby

Head

Married

27

1854

Benton, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Gourby

Wife

Married

25

1856

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

William

Gourby

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Paley

Brother

Single

23

1858

Benton, Northumberland, England

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