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Household of Alex Adamson (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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.

Alex Adamson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Adamson, born in 1837 in Kemback, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Catherine L Adamson, born in 1840 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jennie P (born 1863 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Robert M (born 1867 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Lizzie C (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Charles A (born 1876 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Jessie Aitken, born in 1859 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.


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Alex Adamson's household

Male

Alex

Adamson

Head
Female

Catherine L

Adamson

Wife
Female

Jennie P

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Robert M

Adamson

Son
Female

Lizzie C

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Charles A

Adamson

Son
Female

Jessie

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kemback, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Adamson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kemback, Fife, Scotland

Catherine L

Adamson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jennie P

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Robert M

Adamson

Son

-

14

1867

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Lizzie C

Adamson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Charles A

Adamson

Son

-

5

1876

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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