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Household of James Adams (born 1855, Renfrewshire)

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 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 Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Adams, born in 1857 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Ezekiel (born 1805 in Ireland), James's Brother, William (born 1850 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Lodger, Jessie (born 1858 in Bowling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's -, David (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Jane

Adams

Wife
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

Ezekiel

Adams

Father
Male

William

Adams

Brother
Female

Jessie

Cameron

Lodger
Male

David

Cameron

-
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Adams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ezekiel

Adams

Father

Widower

76

1805

Ireland

William

Adams

Brother

Unmarried

31

1850

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cameron

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Bowling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Cameron

-

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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