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Household of Thomas Adamson (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Adamson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Adamson, born in 1852 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mcleod Adamson, born in 1857 in Canada. They had 2 children; Annie B (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Janet S (born 1856 in Westburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Dollina (born 1857 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Isabella G (born 1859 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas Adamson's household

Male

Thomas

Adamson

Head
Female

Isabella Mcleod

Adamson

Wife
Female

Annie B

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Janet S

Paxton

Servant
Female

Dollina

Henderson

Servant
Female

Isabella G

Redpath

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Adamson

Head

Married

29

1852

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Isabella Mcleod

Adamson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Canada

Annie B

Adamson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Adamson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet S

Paxton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Westburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Dollina

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella G

Redpath

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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