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Household of John Findlay (born 1816, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Findlay, born in 1816 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Findlay, born in 1817 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Findlay's household

Male

John

Findlay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Findlay

Wife
Male

John

Findlay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Granddaughter
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
Male

William

Creighton

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Mutch

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Findlay

Head

Married

65

1816

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Findlay

Wife

Married

64

1817

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Creighton

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Alexander

Mutch

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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