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Household of Alexander Dowie (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinghorn, 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.

Alexander Dowie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dowie, born in 1844 in Scoonie, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane B Dowie, born in 1844 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine (born 1866 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Charles (born 1879 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Dowie's household

Male

Alexander

Dowie

Head
Female

Jane B

Dowie

Wife
Female

Catherine

Dowie

Daughter
Male

John

Dowie

Son
Male

James

Dowie

Son
Female

Helen

Dowie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dowie

Son
Male

David

Dowie

Son
Male

Charles

Dowie

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dowie

Head

Married

37

1844

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Jane B

Dowie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Dowie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

John

Dowie

Son

-

14

1867

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James

Dowie

Son

-

12

1869

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Dowie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dowie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Dowie

Son

-

5

1876

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

David

Dowie

Son

-

3

1878

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Charles

Dowie

Son

-

2

1879

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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