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Household of Thomas Dowie (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Thomas Dowie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowie, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dowie, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Dowie's household

Male

Thomas

Dowie

Head
Female

Jessie

Dowie

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dowie

Son
Female

Eliza

Dowie

Daughter
Male

George R

Dowie

Son
Female

Eliza

Stewart

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowie

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Dowie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Dowie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George R

Dowie

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Stewart

Sister-In-Law

-

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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