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Household of Robert Finlay (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Finlay, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Finlay, born in 1840 in Wingate, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann Sharp (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John William Sharp (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and James Moorhead (born 1880 in Ryton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother In Law, James Sharpe, born in 1834 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Robert Finlay's household

Male

Robert

Finlay

Head
Female

Sarah

Finlay

Wife
Female

Mary Ann Sharp

Finlay

Daughter
Male

John William Sharp

Finlay

Son
Female

Annie

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Male

Robert

Finlay

Son
Male

James Moorhead

Finlay

Son
Male

James

Sharpe

Brother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Finlay

Head

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Finlay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wingate, Durham, England

Mary Ann Sharp

Finlay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John William Sharp

Finlay

Son

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Finlay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah Jane

Finlay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Finlay

Son

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James Moorhead

Finlay

Son

Single

1

1880

Ryton, Durham, England

James

Sharpe

Brother In Law

-

47

1834

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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