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Household of Alexander Downie (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Downie, born in 1815 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie J Richardson Or Downie, born in 1826 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Wife's Sister, Mary S (born 1838 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Downie's household

Male

Alexander

Downie

Head
Female

Jessie J

Richardson Or Downie

Wife
Female

Mary S

Richardson

Wife's Sister
Female

Jane

Harkness

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Downie

Head

Married

66

1815

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie J

Richardson Or Downie

Wife

Married

55

1826

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary S

Richardson

Wife's Sister

Unmarried

43

1838

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Harkness

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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