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Household of John Adamson (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza F Adamson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1867 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Bessie F (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet Millar, born in 1863 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Eliza F

Adamson

Wife
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Female

Bessie F

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Adamson

Son
Female

Janet

Millar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Eliza F

Adamson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Adamson

Son

-

14

1867

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bessie F

Adamson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Adamson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

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