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Household of Alexander Adams (born 1845, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Adams, born in 1845 in Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson Adams, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Nisbet (born 1872 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Thomson (born 1875 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie Thomson (born 1877 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter Thomson (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Adams's household

Male

Alexander

Adams

Head
Female

Mary Thomson

Adams

Wife
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Female

Isabella Nisbet

Adams

Daughter
Female

Mary Thomson

Adams

Daughter
Female

Maggie Thomson

Adams

Daughter
Male

Peter Thomson

Adams

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Adams

Head

Married

36

1845

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Thomson

Adams

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Adams

Son

-

11

1870

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Nisbet

Adams

Daughter

-

9

1872

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Thomson

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie Thomson

Adams

Daughter

-

4

1877

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter Thomson

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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