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Household of William Finlay (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William Finlay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Finlay, born in 1831 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Finlay, born in 1831 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Finlay's household

Male

William

Finlay

Head
Female

Dorothy

Finlay

Wife
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Male

Thomas

Finlay

Son
Male

George

Finlay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Finlay

Head

Married

50

1831

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Finlay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Finlay

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Finlay

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Finlay

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

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