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Household of William Adams (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormiston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1844 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Adams, born in 1846 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Gordon (born 1881 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Isabella

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Male

Gordon

Adams

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

37

1844

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Adams

Wife

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Adams

Son

-

2

1879

Chesterhill, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Gordon

Adams

Son

-

0

1881

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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