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Household of Robert Main Downie (born 1837, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nairn, Nairn, 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 Main Downie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Main Downie, born in 1837 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert Main was the head of the household, married to Jane Downie, born in 1843 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Bella (born 1868 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1878 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Elspet (born 1880 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland).


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Robert Main Downie's household

Male

Robert Main

Downie

Head
Female

Jane

Downie

Wife
Female

Bella

Downie

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Downie

Daughter
Female

Ann

Downie

Daughter
Female

Jean

Downie

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Downie

Daughter
First name(s) Robert Main
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Main

Downie

Head

Married

44

1837

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jane

Downie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Bella

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Maggie

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jean

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Elspet

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

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