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Household of William Downie (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downie, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Downie's household

Male

William

Downie

Head
Female

Margaret

Downie

Wife
Male

Charles

Downie

Son
Male

William

Downie

Son
Male

George

Downie

Son
Male

John

Downie

Son
Male

Robert

Downie

Son
Male

Alexander

Downie

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downie

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Downie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Downie

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Downie

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Downie

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Downie

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Downie

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Downie

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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