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Household of Alex Dowie (born 1840, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, Fife, 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.
Alex Dowie and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Dowie, born in 1840 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Grace Dowie, born in 1839 in Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, James (born 1835 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
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Alex Dowie's household
Alex
Dowie
Head
Grace
Dowie
Wife
Thomas
Dowie
Son
Elspeth
Dowie
Daughter
Alex
Dowie
Son
Robert
Dowie
Son
William
Dowie
Son
Mary
Dowie
Daughter
John
Scott
Boarder
James
Bell
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Dowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Markinch, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | Dowie | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Markinch, Fife, Scotland | |
Grace | Dowie | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Fife, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dowie | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Fife, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Dowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Fife, Scotland | |
Alex | Dowie | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Dowie | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Fife, Scotland | |
William | Dowie | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowie | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Fife, Scotland | |
John | Scott | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Fife, Scotland | |
James | Bell | Boarder | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
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