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Household of Joseph Adamson (born 1811, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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.

Joseph Adamson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Adamson, born in 1811 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adamson, born in 1810 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Christopher (born 1836 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1849 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Jane (born 1839 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1843 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1850 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; James (born 1871 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1873 in Easington Lane, Durham, England).


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Joseph Adamson's household

Male

Joseph

Adamson

Head
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Wife
Male

Christopher

Adamson

Son
Male

Matthew

Adamson

Son
Female

Jane

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Adamson

Daughter
Male

James

Adamson

Grand Son
Male

Matthew

Adamson

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Adamson

Head

Married

70

1811

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Sarah

Adamson

Wife

Married

71

1810

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Adamson

Son

Single

45

1836

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Matthew

Adamson

Son

Single

32

1849

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Jane

Adamson

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Adamson

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Ellen

Adamson

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

James

Adamson

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Matthew

Adamson

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Easington Lane, Durham, England

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