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Household of Alexander Finlay (born 1816, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.
Alexander Finlay and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Finlay, born in 1816 in Lasswade, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1829 in Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Allan (born 1863 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1870 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Finlay's household
Alexander
Finlay
Head
Mary
Finlay
Wife
Allan
Finlay
Son
David
Finlay
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Finlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Finlay | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Finlay | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland | |
Allan | Finlay | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Finlay | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland |
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