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Household of David Finlay (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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.

David Finlay and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Finlay, born in 1837 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Finlay, born in 1842 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).


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David Finlay's household

Male

David

Finlay

Head
Female

Helen

Finlay

Wife
Male

Thomas

Finlay

Son
Male

David

Finlay

Son
Male

George

Finlay

Son
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Male

James

Finlay

Son
Female

Ann

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Peter

Finlay

Son
Male

Robert

Finlay

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Finlay

Head

Married

44

1837

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Finlay

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Finlay

Son

-

12

1869

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

George

Finlay

Son

-

11

1870

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

John

Finlay

Son

-

10

1871

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

William

Finlay

Son

-

8

1873

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

James

Finlay

Son

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Ann

Finlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Peter

Finlay

Son

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Finlay

Son

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

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