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Household of Alexander H Finlay (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 H Finlay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander H Finlay, born in 1841 in , consisted of 11 members. Alexander H was the head of the household, married to Helen Finlay, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen J Mcg (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander C Mcg (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander H's Nurse, Mary Ross (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Nurse, Catherine A (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Helen (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander H's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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Alexander H Finlay's household

Male

Alexander H

Finlay

Head
Female

Helen

Finlay

Wife
Female

Mary

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Helen J Mcg

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Alexander C Mcg

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret W

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Mary Ross

Wilson

Nurse
Female

Catherine A

Macgregor

Nurse
Female

Rebecca

Abercrombie

Visitor
Female

Helen

Davidson

Servant
Female

Helen

Dawson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander H
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander H

Finlay

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Helen

Finlay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen J Mcg

Finlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander C Mcg

Finlay

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret W

Finlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Ross

Wilson

Nurse

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine A

Macgregor

Nurse

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Abercrombie

Visitor

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dawson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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