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Household of Walter Dowie (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, 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.

Walter Dowie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dowie, born in 1820 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowie, born in 1829 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Walter (born 1860 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1866 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Grandchild, Margaret Clark, born in 1879 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.


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Walter Dowie's household

Male

Walter

Dowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dowie

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dowie

Son
Male

Andrew

Dowie

Son
Female

Margaret

Clark

Grandchild
First name(s) Walter
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Dowie

Head

Married

61

1820

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dowie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dowie

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Walter

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Clark

Grandchild

-

2

1879

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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