James Findlay

Parents:

• Birth*: James Findlay was born on 14 January 1840 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²
• He was the son of Alexander Findlay and Elisabeth McDonald.¹
• Baptism: James Findlay was baptised on 6 December 1840 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^2,1
• (Groom) Marriage*: He married Isabella Neave, daughter of James Neave and Isabella Petrie, on 12 June 1863 at 22 Back Wynd, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; 1863 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 26; 1863 on the Twelfth day of June at 22 Back Wynd Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland; signed James Findlay joiner journeyman bachelor, aged 22 residing 1 East High Street Forfar, parents Alexander Findlay linene manufacturere (dec) and Elisabeth Findlay mas McDonald; signed Isabella Neave domestic servant spinster, aged 25 residing 22 Back Wynd Forfar, parents James Neave mason and Isabella Neave ms Petrie; signed David Mitchell minister of Forfar, signed James Mitchell, Agnes Neave witnesses; registered 1863 June 13th at Forfar signed John Webster registrar.³
• (Deceased) Death*: James Findlay died in December 1908 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 68.²
• Burial*: He was buried on 2 January 1909 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²

• (Informant) Death: He registered the death of James Neave on 19 August 1891 at 15 Wellbraehead, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; 1891 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 199, James Neave mason widower of Isabella Petrie, died 1891 August Nineteenth 11h 10m am at 15 Wellbraehead Forfar, male aged 80 years, parents James Neave shoemaker (dec) and Agnes Neave ms Dochty (dec), cause senile decay as cert by A S McL Wedderburn MD, signed James Findlay son-in-law 176 East High Street Forfar, registered 1891 August 20th at Forfar W H Thomson registrar.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household	2 April 1871	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Neave in the 1871 census at 178 East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male, 30, joiner, Forfar; Isabella, wife, married, 32, Forfar; also in the household were Margaret Roberts Findlay, James Findlay and Alexander Findlay.5
Head of Household	3 April 1881	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Neave in the 1881 census at 176 East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . David [mis-recorded James] Findlay, head, married, male, 40, master joiner 1 boy, Forfar; Isabella, wife, married, 43, joiners wife, Forfar; also in the household were Elisabeth McDonald Findlay, James Findlay, Alexander Findlay, Isabella Petrie Findlay, Jessie Neave Findlay, Richard William Findlay and David Petrie Findlay.6
Head of Household	5 April 1891	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Neave in the 1891 census at East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male, 50, joiner, Forfar; Bella, wife, married, 52, joiners wife, Forfar; also in the household were James Findlay, Alexander Findlay, Jessie Neave Findlay, Richard William Findlay, Isabella Petrie Findlay, David Petrie Findlay and Matilda Findlay.7
Head of Household	31 March 1901	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Neave in the 1901 census at 19 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Findlay, head, married, male aged 60, (calc b 1841), joiner, b Forfar; Isabella Findlay, wife, married, femaled aged 63 (calc b 1838, b Forfar; also in the household were Jessie Neave Findlay and Richard William Findlay.8