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Household of Alexander Finlayson (born 1839, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Finlayson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Finlayson, born in 1839 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Finlayson, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1872 in England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in England), William (born 1879 in Malta) and James A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Finlayson's household

Male

Alexander

Finlayson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Wife
Female

Janet

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

William

Finlayson

Son
Male

James A

Finlayson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Finlayson

Head

Married

42

1839

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Finlayson

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

William

Finlayson

Son

-

2

1879

Malta

James A

Finlayson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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