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Household of Alex Finlayson (born 1839, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Alex Finlayson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Finlayson, born in 1839 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlayson, born in 1841 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1862 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Malm (born 1880 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Visitor, Daniel (born 1849 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alex's Visitor, Chirsty (born 1851 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alex Finlayson's household

Male

Alex

Finlayson

Head
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Wife
Male

Peter

Finlayson

Son
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

John

Finlayson

Son
Male

Alexander

Finlayson

Son
Female

Isabella

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Malm

Finlayson

Son
Male

Daniel

McLeod

Visitor
Female

Chirsty

McLeod

Visitor
First name(s) Alex
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Finlayson

Head

Married

42

1839

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peter

Finlayson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Finlayson

Son

-

14

1867

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Finlayson

Son

-

5

1876

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Finlayson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malm

Finlayson

Son

-

1

1880

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Daniel

McLeod

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Chirsty

McLeod

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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