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Household of John Adamson (born 1793, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adamson, born in 1793 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ann, born 1843 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1850 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1848 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Andrew (born 1880 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Adamson's household

Male

John

Adamson

Head
Male

John

Bell

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bell

Granddaughter
Male

Andrew

Bell

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 88
Birth year 1793
Birth place Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adamson

Head

Widower

88

1793

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Bell

Son-In-Law

Married

31

1850

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Bell

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bell

Granddaughter

-

33

1848

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bell

Grandson

-

1

1880

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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