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Household of Joseph Finlay (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Joseph Finlay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Finlay, born in 1837 in Lamesley, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Finlay, born in 1837 in Kelloe, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Jane (born 1862 in Durham, England), Stephen (born 1870 in Easington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Easington, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Easington, Durham, England), John R (born 1877 in Easington, Durham, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Easington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Other, Jane Champley, born in 1804 in Easington, Durham, England.


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Joseph Finlay's household

Male

Joseph

Finlay

Head
Female

Eleanor

Finlay

Wife
Male

Joseph

Finlay

Son
Female

Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Finlay

Son
Male

Thomas

Finlay

Son
Female

Mary E

Finlay

Daughter
Male

John R

Finlay

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Champley

Other
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lamesley, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Finlay

Head

Married

44

1837

Lamesley, Durham, England

Eleanor

Finlay

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kelloe, Durham, England

Joseph

Finlay

Son

Single

21

1860

Kelloe, Durham, England

Jane

Finlay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Stephen

Finlay

Son

Single

11

1870

Easington, Durham, England

Thomas

Finlay

Son

Single

8

1873

Easington, Durham, England

Mary E

Finlay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Easington, Durham, England

John R

Finlay

Son

Single

4

1877

Easington, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Finlay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Easington, Durham, England

Jane

Champley

Other

Widow

77

1804

Easington, Durham, England

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