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Household of John McAdam (born 1851, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAdam, born in 1851 in Port William, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McAdam, born in 1850 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Donald (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1870 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McAdam's household

Male

John

McAdam

Head
Female

Margaret

McAdam

Wife
Male

Donald

Hotchkies

Step Son
Female

Mary

Hotchkies

Step Daughter
Female

Jessie

McAdam

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McAdam

Son
Female

Margaret

McAdam

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McAdam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Port William, 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

30

1851

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McAdam

Wife

Married

31

1850

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Hotchkies

Step Son

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hotchkies

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McAdam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McAdam

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McAdam

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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