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Household of Adam Sourness (born 1845, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 Sourness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Sourness, born in 1845 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Beatrice Sourness, born in 1847 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Beatrice (born 1873 in Ormiston), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Ormiston) and Adam's Servant, Adam (born 1864 in Ormiston).


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Adam Sourness's household

Male

Adam

Sourness

Head
Female

Beatrice

Sourness

Wife
Female

Beatrice

Sourness

Daughter
Male

William

Sourness

Son
Male

Thomas

Sourness

Son
Male

Thomas

Sourness

Servant
Male

Adam

Spiers

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Sourness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Sourness

Head

Married

36

1845

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Beatrice

Sourness

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland

Beatrice

Sourness

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Ormiston

William

Sourness

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Sourness

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Sourness

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ormiston

Adam

Spiers

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ormiston

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