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Household of John Finlay (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Finlay and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlay, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Finlay, born in 1844 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret R B (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth C (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen B (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Mary (born 1809 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Visitor, John (born 1849 in Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Finlay's household

Male

John

Finlay

Head
Female

Helen

Finlay

Wife
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret R B

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Finlay

Daughter
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Female

Helen B

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Collie

Aunt
Female

Margaret

Gardner

Servant
Female

Catherine

Dobson

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Guthrie

Servant
Male

John

Troup

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlay

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Finlay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Finlay

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret R B

Finlay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Finlay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Finlay

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen B

Finlay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Collie

Aunt

Unmarried

72

1809

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gardner

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dobson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlotte

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Troup

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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