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Household of John Finlayson (born 1831, Ross & Cromarty)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finlayson, born in 1831 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alex (born 1857 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rob (born 1861 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ann Campbell, born in 1861 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Finlayson's household

Male

John

Finlayson

Head
Male

Alex

Finlayson

Son
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Rob

Finlayson

Son
Male

John

Finlayson

Son
Female

Ann

Campbell

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finlayson

Head

Widower

50

1831

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alex

Finlayson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rob

Finlayson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Finlayson

Son

-

13

1868

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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