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Household of John McAdam (born 1857, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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 McAdam and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAdam, born in 1857 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McAdam, born in 1858 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1879 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Gillespie, born in 1859 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McAdam's household

Male

John

McAdam

Head
Female

Margaret

McAdam

Wife
Male

William

McAdam

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McAdam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McAdam

Head

Married

24

1857

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

McAdam

Wife

Married

23

1858

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

McAdam

Son

-

2

1879

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Boarder

-

22

1859

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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