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Household of Margaret Adam (born 1820, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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.

Margaret Adam and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Adam, born in 1820 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 10 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Archibald (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1852 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert Geo (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary K (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Peter B H (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Servant, Jessie (born 1832 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Servant, Catherine (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Adam's household

Female

Margaret

Adam

Head
Male

Archibald

Adam

Son
Male

William

Adam

Son
Male

Robert Geo

Adam

Son
Male

John

Adam

Son
Female

Mary K

Adam

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Adam

Son
Male

Peter B H

Adam

Son
Female

Jessie

Ross

Servant
Female

Catherine

McLean

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Adam

Head

Widow

61

1820

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Archibald

Adam

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Adam

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert Geo

Adam

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary K

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Adam

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter B H

Adam

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

49

1832

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

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