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Household of James McAdam (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Rothesay, Buteshire, 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 McAdam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McAdam, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McAdam, born in 1840 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Daniel (born 1865 in Buteshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1867 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Buteshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1876 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nurse, Margaret Henderson, born in 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James McAdam's household

Male

James

McAdam

Head
Female

Mary

McAdam

Wife
Male

Daniel

McAdam

Son
Male

Neil

McAdam

Son
Female

Jane

McAdam

Daughter
Female

Janet

McAdam

Daughter
Male

Henry

McAdam

Son
Female

Margaret

Henderson

Nurse
First name(s) James
Last name McAdam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McAdam

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McAdam

Wife

Married

41

1840

Buteshire, Scotland

Daniel

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Buteshire, Scotland

Neil

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Jane

McAdam

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Buteshire, Scotland

Janet

McAdam

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Henry

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Henderson

Nurse

Married

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

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