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Household of John Downie (born 1810, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downie, born in 1810 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Downie, born in 1827 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane Barnet, born 1862 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Susan Ogilvy (born 1877 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane Barnet (born 1878 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, Alexander Downie (born 1881 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Downie's household

Male

John

Downie

Head
Female

Jane

Downie

Wife
Female

Jane Barnet

Downie

Daughter
Female

Susan Ogilvy

Downie

Granddaughter
Female

Jane Barnet

Davie

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander Downie

Davie

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downie

Head

Married

71

1810

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Downie

Wife

Married

54

1827

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Barnet

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan Ogilvy

Downie

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Barnet

Davie

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander Downie

Davie

Grandson

-

0

1881

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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