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Household of Thomas Findlay (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Thomas Findlay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Findlay, born in 1844 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy J Findlay, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John H (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Edward (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Peter (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Thomas Findlay's household

Male

Thomas

Findlay

Head
Female

Dorothy J

Findlay

Wife
Male

John H

Findlay

Son
Male

Edward

Findlay

Son
Male

Peter

Findlay

Son
Female

Dorothy

Findlay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Findlay

Son
Female

Mary E

Findlay

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Findlay

Head

Married

37

1844

South Shields, Durham, England

Dorothy J

Findlay

Wife

Married

36

1845

South Shields, Durham, England

John H

Findlay

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Edward

Findlay

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

Peter

Findlay

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Dorothy

Findlay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Findlay

Son

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary E

Findlay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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