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Household of Finlay Macdiarmid (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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.

Finlay Macdiarmid and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Macdiarmid, born in 1824 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Helen Macdiarmid, born in 1836 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John F (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Nelly M (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Finlay's Servant, Jessie Craigie, born in 1860 in Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Finlay Macdiarmid's household

Male

Finlay

Macdiarmid

Head
Female

Helen

Macdiarmid

Wife
Male

John F

Macdiarmid

Son
Male

Alexander

Macdiarmid

Son
Female

Nelly M

Macdiarmid

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Craigie

Servant
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Macdiarmid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Macdiarmid

Head

Married

57

1824

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdiarmid

Wife

Married

45

1836

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

John F

Macdiarmid

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Macdiarmid

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Nelly M

Macdiarmid

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Craigie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Meigle, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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