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Household of Robert Finlay (born 1851, Durham)

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.

Robert Finlay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Finlay, born in 1851 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane A Finlay, born in 1857 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother, Joseph (born 1846 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Robert's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1805 in Ryton, Durham, England).


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Robert Finlay's household

Male

Robert

Finlay

Head
Female

Jane A

Finlay

Wife
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Female

Isabella

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Finlay

Brother
Female

Jane

Miller

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Finlay

Head

Married

30

1851

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Jane A

Finlay

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

John

Finlay

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Isabella

Finlay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Joseph

Finlay

Brother

Single

35

1846

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Jane

Miller

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Ryton, Durham, England

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