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Household of William Downie (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downie, born in 1850 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara A Downie, born in 1851 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret A (born 1879 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary R (born 1880 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen N (born 1881 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Helen Nicol, born in 1864 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland.
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William Downie's household
William
Downie
Head
Barbara A
Downie
Wife
Margaret A
Downie
Daughter
Mary R
Downie
Daughter
Helen N
Downie
Daughter
Helen
Nicol
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downie | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Barbara A | Downie | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Downie | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary R | Downie | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen N | Downie | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Nicol | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland |
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