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Household of Michael Finlay (born 1826, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Michael Finlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Finlay, born in 1826 in Benton, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1829 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1863 in Bournmoor, Durham, England) and Mary Winter (born 1881 in Bournmoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Servant, Margaret Jane (born 1866 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Michael's Lodger Head, John (born 1857 in Lumley, Durham, England).


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Michael Finlay's household

Male

Michael

Finlay

Head
Female

Mary

Finlay

Wife
Male

Henry

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Hibbert

Servant
Male

John

Howe

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Howe

Wife
Female

Mary Winter

Howe

Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Benton, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Finlay

Head

Married

55

1826

Benton, Northumberland, England

Mary

Finlay

Wife

Married

52

1829

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Henry

Finlay

Son

Single

18

1863

Bournmoor, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Hibbert

Servant

Single

15

1866

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

John

Howe

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Lumley, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Howe

Wife

Married

22

1859

Cramlington, Northumberland, England

Mary Winter

Howe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bournmoor, Durham, England

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