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Household of James Adamson (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Adamson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adamson, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Adamson, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Ada M (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sydney B W (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Howard S (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mabel P (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ernest S (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Winifred G (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Adamson's household

Male

James

Adamson

Head
Female

Jessie

Adamson

Wife
Female

Ada M

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Sydney B W

Adamson

Son
Male

Howard S

Adamson

Son
Female

Mabel P

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Ernest S

Adamson

Son
Female

Winifred G

Adamson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adamson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Adamson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ada M

Adamson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sydney B W

Adamson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Howard S

Adamson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mabel P

Adamson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ernest S

Adamson

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Winifred G

Adamson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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