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Household of John Downie (born 1834, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 Downie and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downie, born in 1834 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1874 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Masterton, born in 1842 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.
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John Downie's household
John
Downie
Head
John
Downie
Son
Mary
Downie
Daughter
Andrew
Downie
Son
Ann
Masterton
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Downie | Head | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Downie | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Downie | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Downie | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Ann | Masterton | Servant | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland |
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