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Household of William Dowie (born 1834, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elie, 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.

William Dowie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowie, born in 1834 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowie, born in 1844 in Star, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland).


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William Dowie's household

Male

William

Dowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowie

Wife
Male

John

Dowie

Son
Male

Andrew

Dowie

Son
Female

Agnes

Dowie

Daughter
Male

William

Dowie

Son
Female

Sarah

Dowie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowie

Head

Married

47

1834

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Dowie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Star, Fife, Scotland

John

Dowie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Dowie

Son

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Dowie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

William

Dowie

Son

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Dowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

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