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Household of Edward H Adamson (born 1818, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Edward H Adamson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward H Adamson, born in 1818 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Edward H was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Emily F (born 1852 in Heworth, Durham, England), Eleanor E H (born 1853 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mary B (born 1860 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward H's Servant, Martha (born 1861 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Edward H's Servant, Jane A (born 1862 in Southwick, Durham, England).


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Edward H Adamson's household

Male

Edward H

Adamson

Head
Female

Emily F

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor E H

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Macalister

Servant
Female

Jane A

Buston

Servant
First name(s) Edward H
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward H

Adamson

Head

Widower

63

1818

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Emily F

Adamson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Heworth, Durham, England

Eleanor E H

Adamson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary B

Adamson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Heworth, Durham, England

Martha

Macalister

Servant

Single

20

1861

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Buston

Servant

Single

19

1862

Southwick, Durham, England

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