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Household of John Adamson (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1837 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jonathan (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Female

Mary

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Adamson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jonathan

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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