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Household of Alexander Adams (born 1844, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, 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.

Alexander Adams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Adams, born in 1844 in Rothes, Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Adams, born in 1843 in Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Anne (born 1868 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1874 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen Eliza (born 1875 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Annie A (born 1881 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Grace Allison, born in 1817 in Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Adams's household

Male

Alexander

Adams

Head
Female

Helen

Adams

Wife
Female

Mary Anne

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Female

Grace

Adams

Daughter
Female

Helen Eliza

Adams

Daughter
Female

Annie A

Adams

Daughter
Female

Grace

Allison

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Adams

Head

Married

37

1844

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Helen

Adams

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

12

1869

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Son

-

10

1871

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Grace

Adams

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen Eliza

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie A

Adams

Daughter

-

0

1881

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Grace

Allison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland

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