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Household of James Dowie (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scoonie, 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.

James Dowie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dowie, born in 1840 in Scoonie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to May G Dowie, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1871 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Georgina G (born 1875 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland) and Douglas B (born 1879 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland).


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James Dowie's household

Male

James

Dowie

Head
Female

May G

Dowie

Wife
Male

James

Dowie

Son
Male

Alexander

Dowie

Son
Female

Margaret H

Dowie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dowie

Daughter
Female

Georgina G

Dowie

Daughter
Male

Douglas B

Dowie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dowie

Head

Married

41

1840

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

May G

Dowie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Dowie

Son

-

12

1869

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret H

Dowie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Dowie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Georgina G

Dowie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Douglas B

Dowie

Son

-

2

1879

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

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