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Household of William Adam (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adam, born in 1836 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Adam, born in 1845 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stewart (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Beith (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Christina Miller, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Adam's household

Male

William

Adam

Head
Female

Agnes

Adam

Wife
Male

James

Adam

Son
Male

William

Adam

Son
Male

Stewart

Adam

Son
Female

Jane

Adam

Daughter
Male

David

Adam

Son
Male

Beith

Adam

Son
Female

Christina

Miller

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adam

Head

Married

45

1836

Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Adam

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Adam

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart

Adam

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Adam

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beith

Adam

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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