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Household of William Findlay (born 1823, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 Findlay and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Findlay, born in 1823 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Findlay, born in 1826 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1861 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1870 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1852 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1859 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1865 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1867 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1858 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, David (born 1864 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Edward (born 1866 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William's Niece, Elspet (born 1860 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jemima (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Findlay's household

Male

William

Findlay

Head
Female

Helen

Findlay

Wife
Male

George

Findlay

Son
Female

Bella

Findlay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Findlay

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Findlay

Granddaughter
Male

William

Rust

Servant
Male

William

Cowie

Servant
Male

James

Masson

Servant
Male

James

Valentine

Servant
Male

William

Duncan

Servant
Male

David

Kenn

Servant
Male

Edward

Allan

Servant
Female

Elspet

Milne

Niece
Female

Jemima

Milne

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Findlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Findlay

Head

Married

58

1823

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Findlay

Wife

Married

55

1826

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Findlay

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Bella

Findlay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Findlay

Daughter

-

5

1876

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine

Findlay

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Rust

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Masson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Valentine

Servant

-

14

1867

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Kenn

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Edward

Allan

Servant

-

15

1866

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Elspet

Milne

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jemima

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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