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Household of James Finlay (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Met Finlay, born in 1850 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbara G (born 1875 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1807 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Jessie Met

Finlay

Wife
Female

Barbara G

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jessie B

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bullock

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie Met

Finlay

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara G

Finlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie B

Finlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bullock

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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