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Household of John Adams (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann W Adams, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Prussia, Germany), Peter C (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann W (born 1868 in India), Charles C (born 1873 in India), James R (born 1876 in -) and Helen R (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Grace (born 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in United States), John's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in Grange, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Andrew C (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Ann W

Adams

Wife
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Peter C

Adams

Son
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Ann W

Adams

Daughter
Male

Charles C

Adams

Son
Male

James R

Adams

Son
Female

Helen R

Adams

Daughter
Female

Grace

Adams

Sister
Female

Agnes

Cruickshank

Servant
Female

Helen

Mennie

Servant
Male

Andrew C

Low

Servant
Male

William

Fowlie

Servant
Male

William

Inglis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann W

Adams

Wife

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Prussia, Germany

Peter C

Adams

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann W

Adams

Daughter

-

13

1868

India

Charles C

Adams

Son

-

8

1873

India

James R

Adams

Son

-

5

1876

-

Helen R

Adams

Daughter

-

2

1879

-

Grace

Adams

Sister

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cruickshank

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

United States

Helen

Mennie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Grange, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew C

Low

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Fowlie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Inglis

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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