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Household of Alexander Downie (born 1852, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Downie, born in 1852 in Coylton, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Downie, born in 1854 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Grace (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister, Ellen Downie, born in 1856 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Downie's household
Alexander
Downie
Head
Christina
Downie
Wife
Grace
Downie
Daughter
Alexander
Downie
Son
Elizabeth
Downie
Daughter
Ellen
Downie
Sister
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Downie | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Downie | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Downie | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Downie | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Downie | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Downie | Sister | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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