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Household of John Adamson (born 1812, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1812 in Pattiesmuir, Fife, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Adamson, born in 1818 in -.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth Purdue, born in 1815 in -.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Matilda

Adamson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Purdue

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Pattiesmuir, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

69

1812

Pattiesmuir, Fife, Scotland

Matilda

Adamson

Wife

Married

63

1818

-

Elizabeth

Purdue

Sister-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

-

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