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Household of John Finlayson (born 1854, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Finlayson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlayson, born in 1854 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Finlayson, born in 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert T (born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), George (born 1881 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary Mcdowell (born 1875 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Clark (born 1879 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Grace Irvine, born in 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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John Finlayson's household
John
Finlayson
Head
Helen
Finlayson
Wife
Robert T
Finlayson
Son
George
Finlayson
Son
Mary Mcdowell
Finlayson
Daughter
Elizabeth Clark
Finlayson
Daughter
Grace
Irvine
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Finlayson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Finlayson | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Finlayson | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert T | Finlayson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
George | Finlayson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Mcdowell | Finlayson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Clark | Finlayson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Irvine | Visitor | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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