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Household of John McAdam (born 1821, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAdam, born in 1821 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McAdam, born in 1823 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1845 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's -, Charles (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Peter (born 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1880 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McAdam's household

Male

John

McAdam

Head
Female

Janet

McAdam

Wife
Female

Ann

McAdam

Daughter
Male

James

McAdam

Grandson
Male

Charles

Broadfoot

-
Male

Peter

McAdam

Grandson
Female

Janet

McAdam

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McAdam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McAdam

Head

Married

60

1821

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McAdam

Wife

Married

58

1823

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ann

McAdam

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McAdam

Grandson

Unmarried

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Charles

Broadfoot

-

Unmarried

7

1874

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

McAdam

Grandson

Unmarried

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McAdam

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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