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Household of Alexander Finlayson (born 1845, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, Invernessshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Finlayson, born in 1845 in Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catharine Finlayson, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 7 children; Donald (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Christopher (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Finlay (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Colin (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Finlayson's household

Male

Alexander

Finlayson

Head
Female

Catharine

Finlayson

Wife
Male

Donald

Finlayson

Son
Male

Alexander

Finlayson

Son
Male

Christopher

Finlayson

Son
Female

Marion

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Finlay

Finlayson

Son
Female

Margaret

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Colin

Finlayson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Finlayson

Head

Married

36

1845

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catharine

Finlayson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Finlayson

Son

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Finlayson

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christopher

Finlayson

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marion

Finlayson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Finlay

Finlayson

Son

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlayson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Colin

Finlayson

Son

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

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