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Household of Maria Adamson (born 1855, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Maria Adamson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Adamson, born in 1855 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Jane A (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henrietta (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Barbara (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Maria's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Maria's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Maria Adamson's household

Female

Maria

Adamson

Head
Female

Jane A

Adamson

Daughter
Male

George

Adamson

Son
Female

Henrietta

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hope

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) Maria
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Adamson

Head

Widow

26

1855

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane A

Adamson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Adamson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henrietta

Adamson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Barbara

Adamson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Hope

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Sinclair

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

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