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Household of William Finlay (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Finlay, born in 1844 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1848 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Munn, born in 1805 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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William Finlay's household

Male

William

Finlay

Head
Female

Mary

Finlay

Wife
Female

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter
Male

John

Finlay

Son
Male

William

Finlay

Son
Male

James

Finlay

Son
Male

John

Munn

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Finlay

Head

Married

37

1844

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Finlay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Finlay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Finlay

Son

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Finlay

Son

-

6

1875

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Finlay

Son

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Munn

Boarder

Widower

76

1805

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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