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Household of John Downie (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downie, born in 1851 in , consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Downie, born in 1848 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Ireland).


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John Downie's household

Male

John

Downie

Head
Female

Sarah

Downie

Wife
Male

James

McKenna

Step Son
Male

John

McAlister

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downie

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah

Downie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

James

McKenna

Step Son

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McAlister

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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