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Household of Adam Neilson (born 1833, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Neilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Neilson, born in 1833 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Neilson, born in 1833 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Adam (born 1860 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William Watt (born 1867 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Rachael (born 1870 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1870 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Adam Neilson's household

Male

Adam

Neilson

Head
Female

Mary

Neilson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Neilson

Son
Male

Adam

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
Male

William Watt

Neilson

Son
Female

Rachael

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Neilson

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Neilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William Watt

Neilson

Son

-

14

1867

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Rachael

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Neilson

Son

-

11

1870

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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