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Household of James Finlayson (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Finlayson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlayson, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina L Finlayson, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; William T (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina G (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Mary McAgh, born in 1865 in -.


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James Finlayson's household

Male

James

Finlayson

Head
Female

Christina L

Finlayson

Wife
Male

William T

Finlayson

Son
Female

Christina G

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McAgh

-
First name(s) James
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlayson

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina L

Finlayson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William T

Finlayson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina G

Finlayson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret G

Finlayson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Finlayson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McAgh

-

-

16

1865

-

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