Colin Ferguson
Born 1843
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Alexander Downes (born 1833, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Downes and 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Downes, born in 1833 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Downes, born in 1838 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1861 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Downes's household
Alexander
Downes
Head
Mary
Downes
Wife
James
Downes
Son
John
Downes
Son
Mary
Downes
Daughter
Ellen
Downes
Daughter
Alexander
Downes
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Downes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Downes | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Downes | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Downes | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John | Downes | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Downes | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Downes | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Downes | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Downes in Burgh of Dumbarton in 1881, and follow the Downes family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Alexander Downes
We’ve found Alexander Downes in 97 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Downes' household and view the Downes family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Alexander Downes, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.