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Household of James Adam (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

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 1843 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Agnes (born 1858 in -) and James's Boarder, Christina (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Adam's household

Male

James

Adam

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Adam

Daughter
Male

George

Adam

Son
Male

James

Adam

Son
Male

Edward

Adam

Son
Female

Jane

Adam

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Adam

Son
Female

Agnes

Merchant

Servant
Female

Christina

Merchant

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adam

Head

Widower

38

1843

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Adam

Son

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward

Adam

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Adam

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Adam

Son

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Merchant

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

-

Christina

Merchant

Boarder

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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