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Household of William Finlay (born 1850, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Finlay and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Finlay, born in 1850 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Finlay, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth S (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Mooney, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Finlay's household
William
Finlay
Head
Margaret
Finlay
Wife
Robert
Finlay
Son
Jane
Finlay
Daughter
Elizabeth S
Finlay
Daughter
James
Mooney
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Finlay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Finlay | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Finlay | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Ireland | |
Robert | Finlay | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Finlay | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth S | Finlay | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Mooney | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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