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Household of John Adam (born 1848, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Blair Adam, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William Wilson (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret Isabel (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Constance Stuart (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie Bennet (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1842 in Ireland).


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John Adam's household

Male

John

Adam

Head
Female

Margaret Blair

Adam

Wife
Male

James

Adam

Son
Male

William Wilson

Adam

Son
Female

Margaret Isabel

Adam

Daughter
Female

Constance Stuart

Adam

Daughter
Female

Annie Bennet

Stewart

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Servant
Female

Harriet

Ross

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adam

Head

Married

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Blair

Adam

Wife

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William Wilson

Adam

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Isabel

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Constance Stuart

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie Bennet

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Margaret

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Harriet

Ross

Servant

Married

39

1842

Ireland

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