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Household of John Adamson (born 1840, 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 1840 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adamson, born in 1841 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1870 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Wife
Female

Alice

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Adamson

Daughter
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

Thomas

Adamson

Son
Female

Lily

Adamson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Adamson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Adamson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Adamson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Adamson

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Adamson

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Adamson

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Lily

Adamson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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