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Household of John Finlayson (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlayson, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlayson, born in 1829 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1861 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1867 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Finlayson's household

Male

John

Finlayson

Head
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Wife
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Finlayson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlayson

Head

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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