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Household of Alexander Downie (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Downie, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Downie, born in 1835 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Minnie (born 1863 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Agness Johan (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Lockhart Laing (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Downie's household

Male

Alexander

Downie

Head
Female

Agnes

Downie

Wife
Female

Isabella

Downie

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Downie

Daughter
Male

John

Downie

Son
Female

Agness Johan

Downie

Daughter
Male

Lockhart Laing

Downie

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Downie

Head

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Downie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Minnie

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Downie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Agness Johan

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Lockhart Laing

Downie

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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