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Household of John Adams (born 1858, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adams, born in 1853 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Simon, born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, John (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Elsie (born 1853 in Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife
Male

James

Leslie

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leslie

Step Daughter
Male

John

Leslie

Step Son
Male

Simon

Adams

Son
Female

Elsie

Grant

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Grant

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Leslie

Step Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leslie

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Leslie

Step Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Simon

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grant

Boarder

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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