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Household of James Adam (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adam, born in 1834 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances A Adam, born in 1836 in Wales. They had 7 children; Frances D (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth F (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Douglas (born 1876 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Ethel B (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Marjory W (born 1855 in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary J (born 1861 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Adam's household

Male

James

Adam

Head
Female

Frances A

Adam

Wife
Female

Frances D

Adam

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth F

Adam

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Adam

Daughter
Female

Isabella J

Adam

Daughter
Male

John

Adam

Son
Male

Douglas

Adam

Son
Female

Ethel B

Adam

Daughter
Female

Marjory W

McBride

Servant
Female

Mary J

Davis

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adam

Head

Married

47

1834

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Frances A

Adam

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wales

Frances D

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth F

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Adam

Daughter

-

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Adam

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Douglas

Adam

Son

-

5

1876

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ethel B

Adam

Daughter

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marjory W

McBride

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary J

Davis

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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