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Household of John Adams (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1849 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adams, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Brimner, born in 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Margaret

Adams

Wife
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

William

Brimner

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

32

1849

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

-

3

1878

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Brimner

Boarder

-

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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