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Household of John Adamson (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1846 in Whickham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Adamson, born in 1849 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John Gibson (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Durham, England) and Ernest James (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Gibson, born in 1810 in Whickham, Durham, England.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Isabella

Adamson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Adamson

Daughter
Male

John Gibson

Adamson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Ernest James

Adamson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whickham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

35

1846

Whickham, Durham, England

Isabella

Adamson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Adamson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John Gibson

Adamson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Ernest James

Adamson

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gibson

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Whickham, Durham, England

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