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Household of Thomas Adamson (born 1856, Durham)

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.

Thomas Adamson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Adamson, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane A Adamson, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Eleanor Davison, born in 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Adamson's household

Male

Thomas

Adamson

Head
Female

Jane A

Adamson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Davison

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Adamson

Head

Married

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane A

Adamson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Adamson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith

Adamson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Davison

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

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