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Household of William Finlay (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Finlay, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1850 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Ireland).


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William Finlay's household

Male

William

Finlay

Head
Female

Mary

Finlay

Wife
Male

Arthur

Finlay

Son
Male

James

Finlay

Son
Male

Patrick

Finlay

Son
Female

Kate

Finlay

Daughter
Male

William J

Finlay

Son
Male

William

Hunter

Boarder
Male

James

Machin

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Finlay

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary

Finlay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Arthur

Finlay

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Finlay

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Finlay

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Finlay

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Finlay

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hunter

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Ireland

James

Machin

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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