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Household of James Adam (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, 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 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane M Adam, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter Mcc J (born 1869 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John C (born 1870 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James H (born 1878 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1874 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane M (born 1876 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1866 in Ireland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Adam's household

Male

James

Adam

Head
Female

Jane M

Adam

Wife
Male

Peter Mcc J

Adam

Son
Male

John C

Adam

Son
Male

James H

Adam

Son
Female

Mary M

Adam

Daughter
Female

Jane M

Adam

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McMunnigal

Servant
Female

Mary

Donald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adam

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane M

Adam

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter Mcc J

Adam

Son

-

12

1869

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John C

Adam

Son

-

11

1870

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James H

Adam

Son

-

3

1878

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary M

Adam

Daughter

-

7

1874

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane M

Adam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McMunnigal

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Mary

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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