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Household of William Gourlay (born 1839, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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 Gourlay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gourlay, born in 1839 in Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gourlay, born in 1849 in Stow, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann G (born 1869 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert R (born 1871 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Gourlay's household

Male

William

Gourlay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gourlay

Wife
Female

Mary Ann G

Gourlay

Daughter
Male

Robert R

Gourlay

Son
Female

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gourlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gourlay

Head

Married

42

1839

Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gourlay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann G

Gourlay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert R

Gourlay

Son

-

10

1871

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gourlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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