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Household of John Adam (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lawrencekirk, Kincardineshire, 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.

John Adam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adam, born in 1819 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adam, born in 1827 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1852 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Wyllie (born 1865 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Joan (born 1881 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Adam's household

Male

John

Adam

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adam

Wife
Female

Mary

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Male

John

Adam

Son
Male

Wyllie

Adam

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Granddaughter
Female

Joan

Bruce

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adam

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Adam

Wife

Married

54

1827

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Wyllie

Adam

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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