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Household of David Adamson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, England

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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 Adamson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Adamson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Adamson, born in 1850 in Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Chipstead, Surrey, England), David (born 1874 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Donald (born 1876 in Beckenham, Kent, England), William (born 1878 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Scotland) and David's Lodger, Alexander (born 1846 in Scotland).


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David Adamson's household

Male

David

Adamson

Head
Female

Catherine

Adamson

Wife
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

David

Adamson

Son
Male

Donald

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Female

Jane

Adamson

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Adamson

Head

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Catherine

Adamson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scotland

John

Adamson

Son

Single

8

1873

Chipstead, Surrey, England

David

Adamson

Son

Single

7

1874

Beckenham, Kent, England

Donald

Adamson

Son

Single

5

1876

Beckenham, Kent, England

William

Adamson

Son

Single

3

1878

Beckenham, Kent, England

Jane

Adamson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Beckenham, Kent, England

William

Mitchell

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Scotland

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