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Household of Adam Clapperton (born 1847, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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.

Adam Clapperton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Clapperton, born in 1847 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ellen Clapperton, born in 1846 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Adam (born 1874 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Richard A (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Allan, born in 1821 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Adam Clapperton's household

Male

Adam

Clapperton

Head
Female

Ellen

Clapperton

Wife
Male

Adam

Clapperton

Son
Male

Richard A

Clapperton

Son
Female

Jessie

Clapperton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Clapperton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Clapperton

Son
Female

Agnes

Allan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Adam
Last name Clapperton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Clapperton

Head

Married

34

1847

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Clapperton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Adam

Clapperton

Son

-

7

1874

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Richard A

Clapperton

Son

-

5

1876

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Clapperton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Clapperton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Clapperton

Son

-

0

1881

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Allan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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