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Household of James Adamson (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Adamson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adamson, born in 1824 in Thorns, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adamson, born in 1856 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1879 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1865 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Hannah Sharpe, born in 1865 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.


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James Adamson's household

Male

James

Adamson

Head
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Wife
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Male

George

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Adamson

Head
Female

Betty

Adamson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sharpe

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adamson

Head

Married

25

1856

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Adamson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Morley, Yorkshire, England

William

Adamson

Son

Single

2

1879

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

George

Adamson

Son

Single

10

1871

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

James

Adamson

Head

Married

57

1824

Thorns, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Adamson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Adamson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sharpe

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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