James Hollis
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Household of James Downie (born 1844, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downie, born in 1844 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Susan Mccune (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary Reid (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret Henderson Taylor (born 1876 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Mary Black, born in 1844 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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James Downie's household
James
Downie
Head
Mary
Black
Sister-In-Law
Thomas
Downie
Son
William
Downie
Son
Agnes
Downie
Daughter
Susan Mccune
Downie
Daughter
Mary Reid
Downie
Daughter
Margaret Henderson Taylor
Downie
Daughter
James
Downie
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Downie | Head | Widower | 37 | 1844 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Black | Sister-In-Law | Widow | 37 | 1844 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Downie | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Downie | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Susan Mccune | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary Reid | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Henderson Taylor | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Downie | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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