Laurance Dow
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Household of John Downie (born 1814, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downie, born in 1814 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Downie, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jemima (born 1877 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and John T (born 1878 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret A (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, George (born 1864 in England), John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Downie's household
John
Downie
Head
Isabella
Downie
Wife
Jemima
Downie
Daughter
John T
Downie
Son
Margaret A
Shepherd
Servant
George
Clark
Servant
William
Honeyman
Servant
Mary
Shepherd
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Downie | Head | Married | 67 | 1814 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Downie | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jemima | Downie | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John T | Downie | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Shepherd | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Clark | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | England | |
William | Honeyman | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Shepherd | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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