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Household of James Adam (born 1846, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Spynie, Moray, 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.

James Adam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adam, born in 1846 in Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; David W (born 1875 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Helen C (born 1877 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), James A (born 1878 in Morayshire, Scotland), Charles R (born 1880 in Morayshire, Scotland) and Isabella A (born 1881 in Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1834 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Adam's household

Male

James

Adam

Head
Male

David W

Adam

Son
Female

Helen C

Adam

Daughter
Male

James A

Adam

Son
Male

Charles R

Adam

Son
Female

Isabella A

Adam

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Donaldson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Isabella

Hay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adam

Head

Widower

35

1846

Morayshire, Scotland

David W

Adam

Son

-

6

1875

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Helen C

Adam

Daughter

-

4

1877

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James A

Adam

Son

-

3

1878

Morayshire, Scotland

Charles R

Adam

Son

-

1

1880

Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella A

Adam

Daughter

-

0

1881

Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Banffshire, Scotland

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