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Household of John Adamson (born 1849, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1849 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Adamson, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, William Peter Miller, born in 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Adamson's household
John
Adamson
Head
Jane
Adamson
Wife
William Peter
Miller
Step Son
John
Adamson
Son
Barbara
Adamson
Daughter
Mary
Adamson
Daughter
Margaret
Adamson
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Adamson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Adamson | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Adamson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William Peter | Miller | Step Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Adamson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Adamson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Adamson | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Adamson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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