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Household of James Adams (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 1855 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes B Adams, born in 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Sarah L (born 1878 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Clara W (born 1881 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Jessie McPherson, born in 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Agnes B

Adams

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Sarah L

Adams

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Adams

Daughter
Female

Clara W

Adams

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McPherson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Married

26

1855

England

Agnes B

Adams

Wife

Married

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Adams

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah L

Adams

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Adams

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Clara W

Adams

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McPherson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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