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Household of James Adam (born 1846, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

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 Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Adam, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Nellie (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Watt, born in 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Adam's household

Male

James

Adam

Head
Female

Helen

Adam

Wife
Female

Nellie

Adam

Daughter
Male

James

Adam

Son
Male

John

Adam

Son
Female

Bella

Adam

Daughter
Male

William

Adam

Son
Female

Barbara

Adam

Daughter
Female

Ann

Watt

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adam

Head

Married

35

1846

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Adam

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Nellie

Adam

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella

Adam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adam

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Adam

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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