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Household of James Finlay (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Finlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1837 in Catrine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Finlay, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Agnes

Finlay

Wife
Male

David

Finlay

Son
Female

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Finlay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jean

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Finlay

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

44

1837

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Finlay

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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