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Household of Alexander Findlay (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Findlay, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Findlay, born in 1842 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George E (born 1877 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father, Alexander Findlay Sr, born in 1812 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Findlay's household

Male

Alexander

Findlay

Head
Female

Mary

Findlay

Wife
Female

Mary E

Findlay

Daughter
Male

George E

Findlay

Son
Male

Alexander

Findlay Sr

Father
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Findlay

Head

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Findlay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary E

Findlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George E

Findlay

Son

-

4

1877

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Findlay Sr

Father

Unmarried

69

1812

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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