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Household of James Downie (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downie, born in 1836 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Downie, born in 1838 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1880 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Robert (born 1862 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Martha (born 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1864 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Downie's household

Male

James

Downie

Head
Female

Jessie

Downie

Wife
Male

John

Downie

Son
Male

Robert

Downie

Son
Female

Janet

Downie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Downie

Son
Male

David

Downie

Son
Male

William

Downie

Son
Female

Maggie

Downie

Daughter
Male

James

Downie

Son
Male

Robert

Downie

Nephew
Female

Mary

Nelson

Servant
Female

Mary

McCrory

Servant
Female

Martha

McDonald

Servant
Male

James

Kerry

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downie

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Downie

Wife

Married

43

1838

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Downie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Downie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Downie

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Downie

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Downie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Downie

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Downie

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McCrory

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Martha

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Kerry

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ayrshire, Scotland

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