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Household of John Finlay (born 1848)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlay, born in 1848 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Finlay, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; William T (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John Jos (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary Ellen Lawson, born in 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Finlay's household

Male

John

Finlay

Head
Female

Jane

Finlay

Wife
Male

William T

Finlay

Son
Male

John Jos

Finlay

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Lawson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlay

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William T

Finlay

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Jos

Finlay

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Ellen

Lawson

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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