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Household of John Findlay (born 1821, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Findlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Findlay, born in 1821 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Findlay, born in 1821 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jannet (born 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1860 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alexander (born 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1804 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Findlay's household

Male

John

Findlay

Head
Female

Isabella

Findlay

Wife
Male

Alexander

Findlay

Servant
Female

Jannet

Findlay

Daughter
Male

James

Findlay

Son
Male

William

Findlay

Son
Female

Isabella

Ewen

Servant
Female

Margaret

Ewen

Granddaughter
Male

William

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Findlay

Head

Married

60

1821

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Findlay

Wife

Married

60

1821

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Findlay

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jannet

Findlay

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ewen

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ewen

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Boarder

Widower

77

1804

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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