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Household of Archibald Adams (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Archibald Adams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Adams, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Lilas Adams, born in 1851 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Ireland), Caroline (born 1877 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Archibald's Boarder, Robert Griffin, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Archibald Adams's household

Male

Archibald

Adams

Head
Female

Lilas

Adams

Wife
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Female

Ellen

Adams

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Adams

Daughter
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Male

David

Adams

Son
Male

Robert

Griffin

Boarder
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Adams

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilas

Adams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

10

1871

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Adams

Son

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ireland

Caroline

Adams

Daughter

-

4

1877

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Adams

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Griffin

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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