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Household of William Downie (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Downie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downie, born in 1831 in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Downie, born in 1836 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1867 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander R (born 1876 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Downie's household

Male

William

Downie

Head
Female

Jane

Downie

Wife
Male

William

Downie

Son
Female

Mary

Downie

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Downie

Daughter
Male

James

Downie

Son
Male

Alexander R

Downie

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Downie

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downie

Head

Married

50

1831

Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Downie

Wife

Married

45

1836

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Downie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Downie

Son

-

11

1870

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Downie

Son

-

5

1876

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Downie

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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