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Household of William A Finlay (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

William A Finlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Finlay, born in 1846 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Cecillia E Finlay, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert F (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret E (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie W (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Marion (born 1865 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William A's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William A's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Maywick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William A's Servant, Marjory (born 1848 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William A Finlay's household

Male

William A

Finlay

Head
Female

Cecillia E

Finlay

Wife
Male

Robert F

Finlay

Son
Female

Margaret E

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Annie W

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Marion

Alexander

Servant
Female

Janet

Anderson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Guthrie

Servant
Female

Marjory

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Finlay

Head

Married

35

1846

Midlothian, Scotland

Cecillia E

Finlay

Wife

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert F

Finlay

Son

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret E

Finlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

Annie W

Finlay

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Maywick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Marjory

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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