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Household of Matthew Finlay (born 1805, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Matthew Finlay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Finlay, born in 1805 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Amelia (born 1844 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Phoebe (born 1876 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, James Stewart, born in 1833 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Finlay's household

Male

Matthew

Finlay

Head
Female

Amelia

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Finlay

Daughter
Male

James

Stewart

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Finlay

Head

Widower

76

1805

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Amelia

Finlay

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Phoebe

Finlay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Stewart

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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