Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Downie (born 1807, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downie, born in 1807 in Fife, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1835 in Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1838 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Christina Nicol, born in 1862 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Downie's household

Male

William

Downie

Head
Male

John

Downie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Downie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Nicol

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Downie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downie

Head

Widower

74

1807

Fife, Scotland

John

Downie

Son

Unmarried

46

1835

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Downie

Daughter

Unmarried

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

Christina

Nicol

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Downie in Dunfermline in 1881, and follow the Downie family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Downie

We’ve found William Downie in 223 family trees. Find out more about William Downie's household and view the Downie family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census