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Household of William Adam (born 1834, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

William Adam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adam, born in 1834 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Blane Adam, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret Blane (born 1867 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Matthew Arkinson (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas Blane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Wanefield (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jane (born 1819 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Diane (born 1864 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).


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William Adam's household

Male

William

Adam

Head
Female

Jane Blane

Adam

Wife
Female

Margaret Blane

Adam

Daughter
Male

Matthew Arkinson

Adam

Son
Male

Thomas Blane

Adam

Son
Male

William Wanefield

Adam

Son
Female

Jane

Blane

Visitor
Female

Diane

Masterton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adam

Head

Married

47

1834

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane Blane

Adam

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Blane

Adam

Daughter

-

14

1867

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew Arkinson

Adam

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas Blane

Adam

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Wanefield

Adam

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Blane

Visitor

Unmarried

62

1819

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Diane

Masterton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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