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Household of Robert Finlay (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Robert Finlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Finlay, born in 1841 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Finlay, born in 1845 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Partick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Finlay's household

Male

Robert

Finlay

Head
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Wife
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Male

Robert

Finlay

Son
Female

Mary

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Janet

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Finlay

Head

Married

40

1841

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlay

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Finlay

Son

-

12

1869

Partick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Finlay

Son

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Finlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Finlay

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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