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Household of Janet Finlay (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

Janet Finlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Finlay, born in 1835 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Matthew W (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet W (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Williamanna (born 1874 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Domestic Servant, Margaret Linn, born in 1862 in -.


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Janet Finlay's household

Female

Janet

Finlay

Head
Male

Matthew W

Finlay

Son
Female

Janet W

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Finlay

Son
Female

Williamanna

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret

Linn

Domestic Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Finlay

Head

Widow

46

1835

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew W

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet W

Finlay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Finlay

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamanna

Finlay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Finlay

Son

-

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Linn

Domestic Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

-

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