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Household of James Adams (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adams, born in 1815 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine W Adams, born in 1820 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lillias W (born 1842 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), David S (born 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John F (born 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James T (born 1857 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Caithness, Scotland) and James's Servant, Sophia (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Catherine W

Adams

Wife
Female

Lillias W

Rutherford

Daughter
Male

David S

Adams

Son
Male

John F

Adams

Son
Male

James T

Adams

Son
Female

Margaret

Gray

Servant
Female

Sophia

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Married

66

1815

-

Catherine W

Adams

Wife

Married

61

1820

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias W

Rutherford

Daughter

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David S

Adams

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John F

Adams

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James T

Adams

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Caithness, Scotland

Sophia

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

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