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Household of John Adams (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, 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 Adams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adams, born in 1831 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1854 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1860 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1865 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ninian (born 1872 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1877 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Maggie

Adams

Daughter
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Female

Janet

Adams

Daughter
Male

Ninian

Adams

Son
Male

Hugh

Adams

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Adams

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Son

-

13

1868

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Adams

Daughter

-

11

1870

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ninian

Adams

Son

-

9

1872

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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