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Household of Adam Paterson (born 1843, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Paterson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Paterson, born in 1843 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Paterson, born in 1842 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1874 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Catherine McDonald, born in 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Adam Paterson's household

Male

Adam

Paterson

Head
Female

Jane

Paterson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Adam

Paterson

Son
Male

John

Paterson

Son
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Male

George

Paterson

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Paterson

Head

Married

38

1843

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Adam

Paterson

Son

-

7

1874

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Son

-

5

1876

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Paterson

Son

-

4

1877

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

-

2

1879

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Paterson

Son

-

0

1881

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

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