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Household of John Adamson (born 1834, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Adamson, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Mary

Adamson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Adamson

Daughter
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Male

Jesse

Adamson

Son
Male

Thomas

Adamson

Son
Male

Joseph

Adamson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Mary

Adamson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Adamson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

James

Adamson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

William

Adamson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Jesse

Adamson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Adamson

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Adamson

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

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