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Household of John Finlay (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlay, born in 1833 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Finlay, born in 1841 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Finlay's household

Male

John

Finlay

Head
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Wife
Female

Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Finlay

Son
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Female

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlay

Head

Married

48

1833

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Finlay

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Finlay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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