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Household of William Finchan (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Finchan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Finchan, born in 1845 in Lexden, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Finchan, born in 1848 in Birch, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth E (born 1872 in Lexden, Essex, England), Gertrude (born 1874 in Lexden, Essex, England), William (born 1876 in Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Essex, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Silas South, born in 1841 in Tollesbury, Essex, England.


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William Finchan's household

Male

William

Finchan

Head
Female

Rachel

Finchan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Finchan

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Finchan

Daughter
Male

William

Finchan

Son
Male

Walter

Finchan

Son
Female

Minnie

Finchan

Daughter
Male

Silas

South

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Finchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lexden, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Finchan

Head

Married

36

1845

Lexden, Essex, England

Rachel

Finchan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birch, Essex, England

Elizabeth E

Finchan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lexden, Essex, England

Gertrude

Finchan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lexden, Essex, England

William

Finchan

Son

Single

5

1876

Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Walter

Finchan

Son

Single

4

1877

Essex, England

Minnie

Finchan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Essex, England

Silas

South

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Tollesbury, Essex, England

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