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Household of John Adamson (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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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 Adamson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1832 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adamson, born in 1833 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1860 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Booker, born in 1840 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Wife
Female

Jane

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John

Adamson

Grand Son
Male

John

Booker

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

49

1832

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Adamson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Adamson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Adamson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Adamson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Adamson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Adamson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Adamson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Booker

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

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