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Household of John Adamson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 1841 in West Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Adamson, born in 1849 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; M E (born 1865 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1868 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1878 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Billsbury, born in 1819 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Mary

Adamson

Wife
Female

M E

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

Richard

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Billsbury

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place West Leigh, 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

40

1841

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Adamson

Wife

Married

32

1849

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

M E

Adamson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Robert

Adamson

Son

Single

13

1868

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Adamson

Son

Single

11

1870

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Adamson

Son

Single

9

1872

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Adamson

Son

Single

5

1876

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

James

Adamson

Son

Single

3

1878

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Billsbury

Boarder

Single

62

1819

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

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