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Household of John Dowie (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkland, Fife, 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.

John Dowie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowie, born in 1837 in Falkland, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowie, born in 1834 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1861 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), Davina (born 1866 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1871 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Ninian (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Dowie's household

Male

John

Dowie

Head
Female

Ann

Dowie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dowie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Dowie

Daughter
Male

William

Dowie

Son
Female

Davina

Dowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dowie

Son
Male

George

Dowie

Son
Female

Mary

Dowie

Daughter
Male

Ninian

Dowie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowie

Head

Married

44

1837

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Dowie

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dowie

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Dowie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

William

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Davina

Dowie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Dowie

Son

-

13

1868

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

George

Dowie

Son

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dowie

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Ninian

Dowie

Son

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

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