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Household of Peter Dowies (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
Peter Dowies and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dowies, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowies, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister, Margaret (born 1851 in Ireland) and Peter's Brother, Thomas (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Peter Dowies's household
Peter
Dowies
Head
Ann
Dowies
Wife
Margaret
Dowies
Sister
Thomas
Dowies
Brother
Mary Jane
Dowies
Daughter
James
Dowies
Son
Ann
Dowies
Daughter
William
Dowies
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Dowies |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Dowies | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Dowies | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Dowies | Sister | Widow | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Dowies | Brother | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Dowies | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Dowies | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Dowies | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Dowies | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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