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Household of Alexander Finlayson (born 1847, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 Finlayson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Finlayson, born in 1847 in Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Finlayson, born in 1850 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret Ann (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Catherine Christie, born in 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
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Alexander Finlayson's household
Alexander
Finlayson
Head
Margaret
Finlayson
Wife
John
Finlayson
Son
William
Finlayson
Son
Margaret Ann
Finlayson
Daughter
Catherine
Christie
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Finlayson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Finlayson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Finlayson | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Finlayson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Finlayson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret Ann | Finlayson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | Christie | Visitor | - | 12 | 1869 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
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