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Household of William Adams (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza B Adams, born in 1851 in Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alberta (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Arthur E (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1846 in Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Betsy (born 1858 in Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Eliza B

Adams

Wife
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Jessie

Adams

Daughter
Female

Alberta

Adams

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Beattie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Betsy

Norrie

Servant
Female

Isabella

McKay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza B

Adams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Adams

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alberta

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arthur E

Adams

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Beattie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Betsy

Norrie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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