Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Findlay (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Findlay and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Findlay, born in 1843 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Findlay, born in 1851 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Thomas (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary Bella (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1845 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Findlay's household

Male

William

Findlay

Head
Female

Isabella

Findlay

Wife
Male

James Thomas

Findlay

Son
Female

Mary Bella

Findlay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matthew

Servant
Female

Margaret

Findlay

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Findlay

Head

Married

38

1843

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Findlay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Thomas

Findlay

Son

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Bella

Findlay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Matthew

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Findlay

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Findlay in Peterhead in 1881, and follow the Findlay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Findlay

We’ve found William Findlay in 194 family trees. Find out more about William Findlay's household and view the Findlay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census