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Household of Edward Adams (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Edward Adams and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Adams, born in 1855 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Johanna Adams, born in 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James R (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, James Ross, born in 1858 in Portmahomack, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Edward Adams's household

Male

Edward

Adams

Head
Female

Johanna

Adams

Wife
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Male

James R

Adams

Son
Male

James

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Adams

Head

Married

26

1855

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Johanna

Adams

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Thomas

Adams

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James R

Adams

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Portmahomack, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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