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Household of Walter Adam (born 1834, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathiemay, Banffshire, 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.

Walter Adam and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Adam, born in 1834 in Alves, Morayshire, consisted of 16 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adam, born in 1847 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1870 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), Nellie (born 1876 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1878 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1880 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Julia C (born 1881 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Sister-In-Law, Mary A (born 1856 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Isabella (born 1847 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Helen (born 1867 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Alexander (born 1856 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, John (born 1860 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Walter's Servant, James (born 1856 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Walter Adam's household

Male

Walter

Adam

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adam

Wife
Female

Mary

Adam

Daughter
Male

John

Adam

Son
Male

James

Adam

Son
Female

Nellie

Adam

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Adam

Daughter
Male

Walter

Adam

Son
Female

Julia C

Adam

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Russell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Wiseman

Servant
Female

Isabella

McWilliam

Servant
Female

Helen

Barclay

Servant
Male

Alexander

Stewart

Servant
Male

John

Laird

Servant
Male

James

Jamieson

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Adam

Head

Married

47

1834

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adam

Wife

Married

34

1847

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Adam

Daughter

-

11

1870

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

-

9

1872

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

-

7

1874

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Nellie

Adam

Daughter

-

5

1876

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Adam

Daughter

-

3

1878

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Walter

Adam

Son

-

1

1880

Banffshire, Scotland

Julia C

Adam

Daughter

-

0

1881

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary A

Russell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wiseman

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

McWilliam

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Barclay

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Laird

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Jamieson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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