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Household of Adam Moffat (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, Lanarkshire, 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 Moffat and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Moffat, born in 1842 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Janet Moffat, born in 1845 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1867 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1875 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Visitor, John Donaldson, born in 1821 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Adam Moffat's household

Male

Adam

Moffat

Head
Female

Janet

Moffat

Wife
Male

William

Moffat

Son
Male

Adam

Moffat

Son
Male

John

Donaldson

Visitor
First name(s) Adam
Last name Moffat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Moffat

Head

Married

39

1842

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Moffat

Son

-

14

1867

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Adam

Moffat

Son

-

6

1875

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donaldson

Visitor

Unmarried

60

1821

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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