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Household of William Adam (born 1855, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, 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.

William Adam and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adam, born in 1855 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adam, born in 1852 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1880 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1881 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Maggie (born 1858 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Gordon (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1861 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Adam's household

Male

William

Adam

Head
Female

Margaret

Adam

Wife
Male

Robert

Adam

Son
Female

Mary C

Adam

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Forbes

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ross

Servant
Male

John

Bettie

Servant
Male

William

Cockie

Servant
Male

Gordon

Slesser

Servant
Male

John

Webester

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adam

Head

Married

26

1855

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adam

Wife

Married

29

1852

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Adam

Son

-

1

1880

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary C

Adam

Daughter

-

0

1881

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Maggie

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Bettie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cockie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Gordon

Slesser

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Webester

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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