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Household of John Finlay (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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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 Finlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlay, born in 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1870 in Northumberland, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England), Catherine (born 1876 in Durham, England), Edward (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Widow, Lucy (born 1817 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Finlay's household

Male

John

Finlay

Head
Female

Mary

Finlay

Wife
Female

Ann

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Edward

Finlay

Son
Female

Sarah

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Finlay

Widow
Male

Thomas

Finlay

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlay

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Finlay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Ann

Finlay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Northumberland, England

Lucy

Finlay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England

Catherine

Finlay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Edward

Finlay

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Sarah

Finlay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birtley, Durham, England

Lucy

Finlay

Widow

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

Thomas

Finlay

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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