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Household of Robert Adamson (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Robert Adamson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Adamson, born in 1842 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Adamson, born in 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1878 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Mary Adamson, born in 1799 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Robert Adamson's household

Male

Robert

Adamson

Head
Female

Jane

Adamson

Wife
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

Robert

Adamson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Adamson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adamson

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Adamson

Head

Married

39

1842

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Adamson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

-

12

1869

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Adamson

Son

-

10

1871

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adamson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

Adamson

Son

-

6

1875

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Adamson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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