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Household of James Finlay (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1838 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Finlay, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1859 in Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1863 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Annie (born 1867 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ada (born 1874 in West Cornforth, Durham, England) and Emlie (born 1879 in West Cornforth, Durham, England).


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Wife
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Male

James

Finlay

Son
Female

Annie

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Ada

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Emlie

Finlay

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Margaret

Finlay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Finlay

Son

Single

22

1859

Shields, Durham, England

James

Finlay

Son

Single

18

1863

Hebburn, Durham, England

Annie

Finlay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hebburn, Durham, England

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Ada

Finlay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Cornforth, Durham, England

Emlie

Finlay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Cornforth, Durham, England

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