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Household of Robert Dowie (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnbee, Fife, 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.

Robert Dowie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dowie, born in 1850 in Pittenweem, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowie, born in 1848 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1877 in Largo, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Mary Ritchie, born in 1853 in Largo, Fife, Scotland.


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Robert Dowie's household

Male

Robert

Dowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowie

Wife
Female

Mary

Dowie

Daughter
Male

James

Dowie

Son
Female

Jessie

Dowie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dowie

Head

Married

31

1850

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dowie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dowie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Largo, Fife, Scotland

James

Dowie

Son

-

3

1878

Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Dowie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Ritchie

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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