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Household of David Adamson (born 1826, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkland, Fife, 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 Adamson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Adamson, born in 1826 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Adamson, born in 1831 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland) and Annie (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Nephew, John (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland) and David's Grandson, David (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Adamson's household

Male

David

Adamson

Head
Female

Catherine

Adamson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Female

Annie

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John

Watt

Nephew
Male

David

Adamson

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Adamson

Head

Married

55

1826

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Adamson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

William

Adamson

Son

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

Annie

Adamson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

John

Watt

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

David

Adamson

Grandson

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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