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Household of Alexander Downie (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, Orkney, 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 Downie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Downie, born in 1848 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Donald Duthie, born in 1841 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Donald (born 1841 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1847 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary J R (born 1866 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Downie's household

Male

Alexander

Downie

Head
Male

Donald

Duthie

Boarder
Male

James

Ritchie

Boarder
Male

James

Ritchie

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Ritchie

Boarder
Male

William

Noble

Boarder
Female

Mary J R

Downie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Downie

Head

Married

33

1848

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

Duthie

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ritchie

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Ritchie

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Noble

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J R

Downie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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