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Household of William Adams (born 1830, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Berwick, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1830 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Adams, born in 1834 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Alison (born 1855 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Martha (born 1861 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alex (born 1869 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Martha

Adams

Wife
Female

Alison

Adams

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Female

Martha

Adams

Daughter
Male

George

Adams

Son
Female

Margaret

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alex

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

51

1830

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Martha

Adams

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alison

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Adams

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Adams

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alex

Adams

Son

-

12

1869

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Son

-

7

1874

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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