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Household of John Adamson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1842 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to John Adamson, born in 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Thomas H (born 1851 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder Wife, Elizabeth E (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder Son, Thomas U B (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Daughter, Beatrice E E (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, E D (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Head, Alfred N T (born 1852 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1852 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Arthur (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, James A E (born 1875 in Rotherham, Lancashire, England).


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Female

Mary

Adamson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth C

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Wright

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Wright

Boarder Wife
Male

Thomas U B

Wright

Boarder Son
Female

Beatrice E E

Wright

Boarder Daughter
Male

E D

Doyle

Boarder
Male

Alfred N T

Leslie

Boarder Head
Female

Sarah

Leslie

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Leslie

Boarder
Male

James A E

Leslie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

39

1842

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

John

Adamson

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Adamson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth C

Adamson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Wright

Boarder Head

Married

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth E

Wright

Boarder Wife

Married

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas U B

Wright

Boarder Son

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice E E

Wright

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

E D

Doyle

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alfred N T

Leslie

Boarder Head

Married

29

1852

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Sarah

Leslie

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Leslie

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

James A E

Leslie

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Rotherham, Lancashire, England

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