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FINLAY

Finlay in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

769

0.0814

7.9295

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

318

0.0813

7.9161

County Durham

243

0.0280

2.7239

Northumberland

207

0.0476

4.6396

Fife

176

0.1018

9.9148

Lancashire

159

0.0046

0.4468

Renfrewshire

131

0.0579

5.6372

Forfarshire (Angus)

120

0.0443

4.3196

London

98

0.0034

0.3268

Stirlingshire

89

0.0826

8.0472

Surrey

72

0.0051

0.4928

Ayrshire

70

0.0320

3.1192

Dunbartonshire

55

0.0701

6.8253

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

45

0.1023

9.9650

Yorkshire

39

0.0013

0.1312

Perthshire

33

0.0252

2.4519

Aberdeenshire

32

0.0118

1.1523

Cheshire

30

0.0047

0.4532

Roxburghshire

23

0.0435

4.2345

Essex

22

0.0038

0.3717

Cumberland

21

0.0083

0.8134

Kinross-shire

20

0.2708

26.3852

Wigtownshire

20

0.0516

5.0230

Argyll

19

0.0234

2.2762

Oxfordshire

18

0.0100

0.9720

Kent

16

0.0016

0.1564

Staffordshire

15

0.0015

0.1482

Hampshire

14

0.0023

0.2278

Inverness-shire

14

0.0160

1.5634

Nottinghamshire

12

0.0030

0.2969

Kirkcudbrightshire

12

0.0284

2.7644

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

6.3812

Selkirkshire

9

0.0341

3.3175

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

1.3587

Orkney

9

0.0280

2.7281

Northamptonshire

8

0.0029

0.2836

Wiltshire

8

0.0031

0.3017

Sussex

8

0.0016

0.1582

Devon

7

0.0012

0.1121

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

2.2857

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

1.6431

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

2.4228

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

1.5107

Shropshire

6

0.0024

0.2316

Somerset

6

0.0013

0.1243

Hertfordshire

5

0.0025

0.2419

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.2221

Nairnshire

5

0.0561

5.4627

Banffshire

5

0.0083

0.8038

Suffolk

4

0.0011

0.1095

Lincolnshire

3

0.0006

0.0626

Gloucestershire

3

0.0005

0.0510

Derbyshire

3

0.0007

0.0639

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

3

0.0038

0.3722

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.8674

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0009

0.0923

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.1649

Buteshire

2

0.0113

1.1008

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.1103

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

0.5597

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.1053

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.2754

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.4542

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.1214

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0508

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.2146

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.1125

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

0.0192

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0301

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

230

0.0962

9.3711

Govan

Lanarkshire

212

0.0907

8.8387

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

135

0.0805

7.8396

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

99

0.0629

6.1256

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

52

0.1181

11.5032

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

51

0.0505

4.9176

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

43

0.0576

5.6154

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

35

0.1388

13.5193

Liverpool

Lancashire

35

0.0166

1.6196

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

34

0.0837

8.1511

Newcastle On Tyne St

Northumberland

32

0.1420

13.8366

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

31

0.1176

11.4611

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

29

0.1768

17.2250

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

28

0.1334

12.9997

Birtley

County Durham

28

0.7894

76.9020

Liberton

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

26

0.4304

41.9287

Row

Dunbartonshire

25

0.2462

23.9808

Eastwood

Renfrewshire

24

0.1721

16.7691

Byker

Northumberland

23

0.1070

10.4285

Dunfermline

Fife

22

0.0827

8.0601

Top male forenames

John Finlay
William Finlay
James Finlay
George Finlay
Thomas Finlay
Robert Finlay
Joseph Finlay
Henry Finlay
Alexander Finlay
David Finlay
Richard Finlay
Frank Finlay
Hugh Finlay
Alfred Finlay
Charles Finlay
Edward Finlay
Frederick Finlay
Samuel Finlay
Walter Finlay
Arthur Finlay
Michael Finlay
Thos. Finlay
Albert Finlay
Richd. Finlay
Patrick Finlay
Daniel Finlay
Harry Finlay
Martin Finlay
Matthew Finlay
Robt. Finlay
Jno. Finlay
Wm. Finlay
Tom Finlay
Alexandra Finlay
Willm. Finlay
Colin Finlay
Francis Finlay
Edwin Finlay
Andrew Finlay
Wm.B. Finlay
Kirkman Finlay
Josiah Finlay
Joshua Finlay
Davies Finlay
Douglas Finlay
Edgar Finlay
Alex Finlay
Ernest Finlay
Benjamin Finlay
Bartlett Finlay

Top female forenames

Mary Finlay
Elizabeth Finlay
Margaret Finlay
Sarah Finlay
Jane Finlay
Ann Finlay
Catherine Finlay
Isabella Finlay
Eliza Finlay
Ellen Finlay
Annie Finlay
Emily Finlay
Emma Finlay
Charlotte Finlay
Caroline Finlay
Lucy Finlay
Eleanor Finlay
Hannah Finlay
Esther Finlay
Alice Finlay
Florence Finlay
Agnes Finlay
Martha Finlay
Kate Finlay
Eliz. Finlay
Janet Finlay
Ada Finlay
Christina Finlay
Gertrude Finlay
Susan Finlay
Lizzie Finlay
Edith Finlay
Grace Finlay
Louisa Finlay
Ethel Finlay
Frances Finlay
Fanny Finlay
Mabel Finlay
Christiana Finlay
Jessie Finlay
Margery Finlay
Margt. Finlay
Marian Finlay
Laura Finlay
Margrt Finlay
Marion Finlay
Arabella Finlay
Harriett Finlay
Margret Finlay
Adeline Finlay

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Tailor
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Income From Land
Joiner
General Labourer
Boiler Maker
General Servant
Grocer
Cabinet Maker
Stone Mason
Unemployed
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Drapers Assistant
Brickmaker
Engine Fitter
Brewer
None
Laundress
Clerk
Wine Merchant Sister
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Private
Coalminer
Laborer
Pupil Teacher
Newsagent Assistant
Child
Lodging House Keeper
Milliner
Labour In Iron Works
Nurse
Butcher
Iron Moulder
Colonels Daughter
General Lab
Sawyer
Apprentice ...
Stoker
Blacksmith
Pedlar
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Labourer Iron Works
Fireman