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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.
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
Helen
Finlay
William
Finlay
Margaret R B
Finlay
Elizabeth C
Finlay
John
Finlay
Helen B
Finlay
Mary
Collie
Margaret
Gardner
Catherine
Dobson
Charlotte
Guthrie
John
Troup
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Finlay |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 42 |
Birth year | 1839 |
Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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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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