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Household of Matthew Finlayson (born 1801, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Covington, 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 Finlayson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Finlayson, born in 1801 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Marion, born 1849 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1873 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1877 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Finlayson's household

Male

Matthew

Finlayson

Head
Female

Marion

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Finlayson

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Finlayson

Head

Widower

80

1801

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Finlayson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Finlayson

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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