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Household of James Downie (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Downie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downie, born in 1856 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Downie, born in 1853 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1878 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, David Humphery, born in 1870 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Downie's household

Male

James

Downie

Head
Female

Harriet

Downie

Wife
Male

David

Humphery

Step Son
Female

Jessie

Downie

Daughter
Female

Ann

Downie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downie

Head

Married

25

1856

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet

Downie

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Humphery

Step Son

-

11

1870

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Downie

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Downie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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