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Household of John McAdam (born 1807, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 McAdam and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAdam, born in 1807 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McAdam, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander W (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Menotti G (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John C (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1871 in Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McAdam's household

Male

John

McAdam

Head
Female

Mary

McAdam

Wife
Female

Jane

McAdam

Daughter
Female

William

McAdam

Son
Female

Robert

McAdam

Son
Female

Alexander W

McAdam

Son
Female

Walter

McAdam

Son
Male

Menotti G

McAdam

Son
Male

John C

McAdam

Son
Male

Andrew

McFarlane

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Smith

Boarder
Female

Mary

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McAdam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McAdam

Head

Married

74

1807

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McAdam

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McAdam

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander W

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Menotti G

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

McAdam

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

McFarlane

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

10

1871

Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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