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Household of James Dowie (born 1852, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dowie, born in 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Euphemia (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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James Dowie's household
James
Dowie
Head
Catherine
Dowie
Wife
Alexander
Dowie
Son
John
Dowie
Son
Mary
Dowie
Daughter
Euphemia
Dow
Visitor
John
Watson
Boarder
John
Marshall
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dowie | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dowie | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Dowie | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Dowie | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowie | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Dow | Visitor | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Watson | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Marshall | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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