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Household of Alexander Findlay (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Findlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Findlay, born in 1823 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Findlay, born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1848 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1858 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, John (born 1866 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, James (born 1875 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, Peter (born 1877 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Findlay's household

Male

Alexander

Findlay

Head
Female

Jane

Findlay

Wife
Female

Jane

Findlay

Daughter
Male

James

Findlay

Son
Female

Mary

Findlay

Daughter
Male

John

Findlay

Grandson
Male

James

Findlay

Grandson
Male

Peter

Findlay

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Findlay

Head

Married

58

1823

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Findlay

Wife

Married

60

1821

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Findlay

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Findlay

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Findlay

Grandson

-

15

1866

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Findlay

Grandson

-

6

1875

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Findlay

Grandson

-

4

1877

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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