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Household of James D Adams (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 D Adams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James D Adams, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James D was the head of the household, married to Jessie N Adams, born in 1845 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander J (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James W (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie W (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David S (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James D's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1822 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and James D's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1843 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).


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James D Adams's household

Male

James D

Adams

Head
Female

Jessie N

Adams

Wife
Male

Alexander J

Adams

Son
Male

James W

Adams

Son
Female

Maggie W

Adams

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Adams

Daughter
Male

David S

Adams

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James D
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James D

Adams

Head

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie N

Adams

Wife

Married

36

1845

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Alexander J

Adams

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James W

Adams

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie W

Adams

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Adams

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David S

Adams

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

38

1843

Leven, Fife, Scotland

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