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Household of John Finlayson (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 Finlayson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlayson, born in 1826 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Finlayson, born in 1827 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie B (born 1863 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion L (born 1867 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1874 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Margaret Reid, born in 1825 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Finlayson's household

Male

John

Finlayson

Head
Female

Marion

Finlayson

Wife
Male

John

Finlayson

Son
Female

Jeanie B

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Marion L

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Reid

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlayson

Head

Married

55

1826

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Finlayson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Finlayson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie B

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion L

Finlayson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Finlayson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Finlayson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Reid

Visitor

Unmarried

56

1825

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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