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Household of James Findlay (born 1816, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

James Findlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Findlay, born in 1816 in Galston, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Findlay, born in 1822 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1856 in England), Thomas M (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel R (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander R (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John K (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella O'Brien, born in 1854 in Ireland.


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James Findlay's household

Male

James

Findlay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Findlay

Wife
Female

Isabella

Findlay

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Findlay

Son
Male

Samuel R

Findlay

Son
Male

Alexander R

Findlay

Son
Male

John K

Findlay

Son
Female

Isabella

O'Brien

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Findlay

Head

Married

65

1816

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Findlay

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Findlay

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Thomas M

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel R

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John K

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

O'Brien

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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