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Household of Alexander Finlay (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 1848 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Finlay, born in 1847 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother-In-Law, David Black, born in 1854 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Finlay's household

Male

Alexander

Finlay

Head
Female

Janet

Finlay

Wife
Female

Alice

Finlay

Daughter
Male

David

Black

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Finlay

Head

Married

33

1848

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Finlay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Alice

Finlay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Black

Brother-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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