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Household of William R Finlayson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 R Finlayson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Finlayson, born in 1844 in Masham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Finlayson, born in 1846 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1866 in Masham, Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1868 in Masham, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Masham, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Masham, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1876 in Masham, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Masham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Nephew, James D Collinson, born in 1857 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England.


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William R Finlayson's household

Male

William R

Finlayson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Finlayson

Wife
Female

Annie

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

James W

Finlayson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Finlayson

Son
Female

Jane

Finlayson

Daughter
Male

James D

Collinson

Nephew
First name(s) William R
Last name Finlayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Masham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Finlayson

Head

Married

37

1844

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Finlayson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Masham, Yorkshire, England

James W

Finlayson

Son

Single

13

1868

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Finlayson

Son

Single

5

1876

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Finlayson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Masham, Yorkshire, England

James D

Collinson

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

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