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Household of Ellen Findlay (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Ellen Findlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Findlay, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Ann (born 1861 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Grandchild, Helen (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ellen's Boarder, Martha (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Ellen Findlay's household

Female

Ellen

Findlay

Head
Female

Ann

Findlay

Daughter
Male

James

Findlay

Son
Male

John

Findlay

Son
Female

Helen

Findlay

Daughter
Female

Helen

Findlay

Grandchild
Female

Martha

Nicolhson

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Findlay

Head

Widow

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Findlay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Findlay

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Findlay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Findlay

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Nicolhson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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