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Household of William Adams (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1834 in Coupar Angus, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Honora Adams, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Ireland), Ellen (born 1868 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland) and Allan (born 1872 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Bankfoot, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, James (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Honora

Adams

Wife
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Female

Ellen

Adams

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Male

Allan

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Chalmers

Servant
Male

Thomas

Naughten

Lodger
Male

James

Paton

Lodger
Male

William

Cunningham

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Coupar Angus, 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

47

1834

Coupar Angus, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Honora

Adams

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Joseph

Adams

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Ellen

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Adams

Son

-

11

1870

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Allan

Adams

Son

-

9

1872

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Naughten

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Bankfoot, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Paton

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cunningham

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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