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Household of Peter Adam (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Peter Adam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Adam, born in 1849 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Adam, born in 1852 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John P (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie E (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister-In-Law, Elisth L (born 1846 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Peter Adam's household

Male

Peter

Adam

Head
Female

Jane

Adam

Wife
Male

John P

Adam

Son
Female

Jeanie E

Adam

Daughter
Female

Elisth L

Thomson

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Cruickshank

Boarder
Female

Mary

Barron

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Adam

Head

Married

32

1849

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Adam

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John P

Adam

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie E

Adam

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisth L

Thomson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cruickshank

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Barron

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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