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Household of William Downie (born 1852, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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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 Downie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downie, born in 1852 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Downie, born in 1859 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1876 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Annie M (born 1881 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Mary J (born 1854 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1858 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Charles H (born 1863 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England) and Kate (born 1866 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary A Walters, born in 1819 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.


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William Downie's household

Male

William

Downie

Head
Female

Sarah

Downie

Wife
Male

William

Downie

Son
Female

Bertha

Downie

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Downie

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Walters

Mother In Law
Male

William

Downie

Head
Female

Ann

Downie

Wife
Female

Mary J

Downie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Downie

Son
Male

Charles H

Downie

Son
Female

Kate

Downie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downie

Head

Married

29

1852

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Downie

Wife

Married

22

1859

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Downie

Son

Single

5

1876

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Bertha

Downie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Annie M

Downie

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Walters

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

William

Downie

Head

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Ann

Downie

Wife

Married

49

1832

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Downie

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Downie

Son

Single

23

1858

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Charles H

Downie

Son

Single

18

1863

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Kate

Downie

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

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