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Household of James Adamson (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinfauns Parish, Perthshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adamson, born in 1837 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Adamson, born in 1846 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1876 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Peter Kilgour, born in 1855 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Adamson's household

Male

James

Adamson

Head
Female

Christina

Adamson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

Peter

Kilgour

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adamson

Head

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Adamson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Adamson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Adamson

Son

-

1

1880

Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Kilgour

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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