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Household of James Finlay (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Finlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Finlay, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Philip (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James's Sister, Mary A (born 1856 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Jane

Finlay

Wife
Male

Philip

Finlay

Son
Female

Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mooney

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Stuart

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Jane

Finlay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Philip

Finlay

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jane

Finlay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Finlay

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Mooney

Lodger

Widow

30

1851

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Stuart

Sister

Single

25

1856

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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