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Household of William Adams (born 1840, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Adams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1840 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alex A Matthews, born in 1863 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Female

Mary

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Elsie

Adams

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Adams

Daughter
Female

Annie

Adams

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alex A

Matthews

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

41

1840

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Adams

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Adams

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex A

Matthews

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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