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Household of John Adamson (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1829 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Adamson, born in 1831 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Armit (born 1864 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Christopher (born 1867 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Nimmo, born in 1858 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Female

Ann

Adamson

Wife
Male

Armit

Adamson

Son
Male

John

Adamson

Son
Male

Christopher

Adamson

Son
Male

Henry

Nimmo

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Married

52

1829

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Adamson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Armit

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

John

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Christopher

Adamson

Son

-

14

1867

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Nimmo

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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