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Household of James Downie (born 1857, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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 Downie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downie, born in 1857 in Crosshill, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Downie, born in 1858 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Margaret Conway, born in 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Downie's household

Male

James

Downie

Head
Female

Mary

Downie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Conway

Boarder
Male

John

Conway

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downie

Head

Married

24

1857

Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Downie

Wife

Married

23

1858

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Conway

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Conway

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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