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Household of Alexander Finlay (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Finlay, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Jessy Y (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James J (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Isabella J N (born 1866 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary C (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander W (born 1870 in Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Robina Stark, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Finlay's household

Male

Alexander

Finlay

Head
Female

Jessy Y

Finlay

Daughter
Male

James J

Finlay

Son
Male

David

Finlay

Son
Female

Isabella J N

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Alexander W

Finlay

Son
Female

Robina

Stark

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Finlay

Head

Widower

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessy Y

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James J

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella J N

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary C

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robina

Stark

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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