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Household of James Finlay (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1848 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes B Finlay, born in 1856 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Hugh Brown, born in 1860 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Agnes B

Finlay

Wife
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Finlay

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Finlay

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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