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Household of James Finlay (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watford, Hertfordshire, 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.

James Finlay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Finlay, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Finlay, born in 1846 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Emily M (born 1873 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England), Mary Amy (born 1876 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) and Louisa Jane (born 1878 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Amy Lilian (born 1865 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England), James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1816 in Lincolnshire, England), James's Servant, Dorcas (born 1865 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) and James's Boarder, Edward (born 1856 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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James Finlay's household

Male

James

Finlay

Head
Female

Mary

Finlay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Emily M

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Mary Amy

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Louisa Jane

Finlay

Daughter
Female

Amy Lilian

Garner

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Duckering

Boarder
Female

Dorcas

Russcott

Servant
Male

Edward

Villiers

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Finlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Finlay

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Mary

Finlay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth Emily M

Finlay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Mary Amy

Finlay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Louisa Jane

Finlay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Amy Lilian

Garner

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Joseph

Duckering

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

Lincolnshire, England

Dorcas

Russcott

Servant

Single

16

1865

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Edward

Villiers

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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