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Household of William Adams (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Adams, born in 1856 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Esther

Adams

Wife
Female

Sarah

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Female

Jane

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Esther

Adams

Wife

Married

25

1856

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Adams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Adams

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Son

-

3

1878

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Adams

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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