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Household of John Adamson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1836 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Adamson, born in 1837 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Archibald (born 1862 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Welsh, born in 1856 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Janet

Adamson

Wife
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

Archibald

Adamson

Son
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Adamson

Son
Male

David

Adamson

Son
Female

Margaret

Welsh

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

45

1836

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Adamson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

John

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

William

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Adamson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Adamson

Son

-

7

1874

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

David

Adamson

Son

-

2

1879

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Welsh

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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