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Household of James Finlayson (born 1824, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlayson, born in 1824 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Finlayson, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Nellie (born 1861 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1863 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1869 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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James Finlayson's household

Male

James

Finlayson

Head
Female

Christina

Finlayson

Wife
Female

Nellie

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Finlayson

Son
Female

Christina

Finlayson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlayson

Head

Married

57

1824

Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Christina

Finlayson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Nellie

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Finlayson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Finlayson

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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