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Household of Adam Farnington (born 1835, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 Farnington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Farnington, born in 1835 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Helen Farnington, born in 1839 in Hutton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Agnes Brooks, born in 1858 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Adam Farnington's household

Male

Adam

Farnington

Head
Female

Helen

Farnington

Wife
Female

Isabella

Farnington

Daughter
Male

John

Farnington

Son
Female

Helen

Farnington

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Brooks

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Farnington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Farnington

Head

Married

46

1835

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Farnington

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hutton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Farnington

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Farnington

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Farnington

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Brooks

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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