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Household of Thomas Downie (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Downie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downie, born in 1846 in Coylton, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Downie, born in 1847 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Marjory (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Matthew (born 1860 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Downie's household

Male

Thomas

Downie

Head
Female

Rachel

Downie

Wife
Female

Marjory

Downie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Downie

Son
Male

George

Downie

Son
Female

Ellen

Downie

Daughter
Male

James

Downie

Son
Male

Thomas

Downie

Son
Male

Matthew

Downie

Brother
Female

Mary

Tullen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downie

Head

Married

35

1846

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Rachel

Downie

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Marjory

Downie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Downie

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Downie

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Downie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Downie

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Downie

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Downie

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Tullen

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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