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Household of James Finlay (born 1845, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkland, Fife, 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 Finlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1845 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Finlay, born in 1840 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1871 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1881 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Janet Lambert, born in 1813 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Isabella

Finlay

Wife
Male

David

Finlay

Son
Female

Janet

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lambert

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

36

1845

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Finlay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

David

Finlay

Son

-

10

1871

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Finlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Finlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Finlay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Lambert

Mother

Unmarried

68

1813

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

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