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Household of David Adam (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Adam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Adam, born in 1844 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann H Scott, born in 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Laura Stewart (born 1870 in Lochee), James R (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William R (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret S (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella S (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jessie Lindsay, born in 1864 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland.


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David Adam's household

Male

David

Adam

Head
Female

Ann H

Scott

Wife
Female

Laura Stewart

Adam

Daughter
Male

James R

Adam

Son
Male

William R

Adam

Son
Female

Margaret S

Adam

Daughter
Female

Isabella S

Adam

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Adam

Head

Married

37

1844

Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann H

Scott

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Laura Stewart

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Lochee

James R

Adam

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William R

Adam

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret S

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella S

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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