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Household of John Adam (born 1815, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adam, born in 1815 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Adam, born in 1826 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas Gib (born 1855 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1863 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1866 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane Isabella (born 1869 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Cecilia Georgina (born 1871 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Kyle, born in 1857 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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John Adam's household

Male

John

Adam

Head
Female

Jane

Adam

Wife
Male

Thomas Gib

Adam

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Adam

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Adam

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adam

Daughter
Female

Jane Isabella

Adam

Daughter
Female

Cecilia Georgina

Adam

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kyle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adam

Head

Married

66

1815

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Adam

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas Gib

Adam

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adam

Daughter

-

14

1867

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane Isabella

Adam

Daughter

-

12

1869

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Cecilia Georgina

Adam

Daughter

-

10

1871

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kyle

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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