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Household of William Adams (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1847 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Adams, born in 1851 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Joseph (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Isabella

Adams

Wife
Female

Mary A

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

34

1847

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Adams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Adams

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

10

1871

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

8

1873

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Joseph

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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