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Household of David Gourley (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, 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.

David Gourley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gourley, born in 1821 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gourley, born in 1833 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1860 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Nelly (born 1875 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother-In-Law, Annie Davidson, born in 1810 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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David Gourley's household

Male

David

Gourley

Head
Female

Ellen

Gourley

Wife
Male

Robert

Gourley

Son
Male

William

Gourley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gourley

Daughter
Male

John

Gourley

Son
Male

David

Gourley

Son
Female

Nelly

Gourley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gourley

Son
Female

Annie

Davidson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Gourley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gourley

Head

Married

60

1821

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Gourley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gourley

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Gourley

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gourley

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Gourley

Son

-

11

1870

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Gourley

Son

-

9

1872

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Nelly

Gourley

Daughter

-

6

1875

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gourley

Son

-

1

1880

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Davidson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

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