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Household of Thomas Adams (born 1848, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

Thomas Adams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Adams, born in 1848 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1843 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Nellie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William E G (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Hattrick, born in 1842 in Ireland.


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Thomas Adams's household

Male

Thomas

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Female

Nellie

Adams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adams

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Male

William E G

Adams

Son
Male

James

Hattrick

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Adams

Head

Married

33

1848

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

38

1843

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Nellie

Adams

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William E G

Adams

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hattrick

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Ireland

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