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Household of Robert Finlay (born 1848)

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.

Robert Finlay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Finlay, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Finlay, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Ireland), William (born 1873 in Ireland), Eliza (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother, William Finlay, born in 1843 in Ireland.


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Robert Finlay's household

Male

Robert

Finlay

Head
Female

Catherine

Finlay

Wife
Female

Mary

Finlay

Daughter
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Female

Eliza

Finlay

Daughter
Male

James

Finlay

Son
Male

William

Finlay

Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Finlay

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Catherine

Finlay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Mary

Finlay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ireland

William

Finlay

Son

Single

8

1873

Ireland

Eliza

Finlay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

James

Finlay

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, Durham, England

William

Finlay

Brother

-

38

1843

Ireland

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