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Household of James Downie (born 1849, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downie, born in 1849 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Downie, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Helen Paterson, born in 1806 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Downie's household

Male

James

Downie

Head
Female

Mary

Downie

Wife
Male

Archibald

Downie

Son
Female

Helen

Downie

Daughter
Male

James

Downie

Son
Female

Helen

Paterson

-
First name(s) James
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downie

Head

Married

32

1849

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Downie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Downie

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Downie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Downie

Son

-

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Paterson

-

Unmarried

75

1806

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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