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Household of John Downie (born 1844, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1844 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Shusanah Downie, born in 1836 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie Marr (born 1865 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1867 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1857 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1834 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Downie's household
John
Downie
Head
Shusanah
Downie
Wife
William
McNeillie
Step Son
Jessie Marr
Downie
Daughter
Susan
Downie
Daughter
Mary
Downie
Daughter
Jane
Downie
Daughter
John
Summers
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Downie | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Shusanah | Downie | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | McNeillie | Step Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jessie Marr | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Susan | Downie | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Downie | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Downie | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Summers | Boarder | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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