Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Adams (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Adams and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1840 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adams, born in 1854 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James D (born 1860 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Margaret

Adams

Wife
Male

James D

Adams

Son
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

Alexander

Adams

Son
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

41

1840

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Wife

Married

27

1854

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James D

Adams

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Adams in Old Machar in 1881, and follow the Adams family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Adams

We’ve found William Adams in 1549 family trees. Find out more about William Adams' household and view the Adams family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census