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Household of Alexander Adams (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Adams, born in 1847 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Adams, born in 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Duncan Adams, born in 1851 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Adams's household

Male

Alexander

Adams

Head
Female

Catherine

Adams

Wife
Female

Jane

Adams

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Adams

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Adams

Head

Married

34

1847

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Adams

Wife

Married

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Adams

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Adams

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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