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Household of John Finlayson (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Finlayson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlayson, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Finlayson, born in 1831 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Edward H (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert A (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth A (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Finlayson's household

Male

John

Finlayson

Head
Female

Jane

Finlayson

Wife
Male

Edward H

Finlayson

Son
Male

Robert A

Finlayson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Finlayson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlayson

Head

Married

54

1827

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane

Finlayson

Wife

Married

50

1831

South Shields, Durham, England

Edward H

Finlayson

Son

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert A

Finlayson

Son

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

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