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Household of Janet Adamson (born 1802, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.

Janet Adamson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Adamson, born in 1802 in Selkirk, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Gideon B (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Servant, Marion Clerk, born in 1854 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Adamson's household

Female

Janet

Adamson

Head
Female

Gideon B

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Female

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Clerk

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Adamson

Head

Widow

79

1802

Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Gideon B

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Clerk

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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