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Household of William Adams (born 1825, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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 1825 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adams, born in 1824 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John A Mcmillan (born 1864 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jessie Coll (born 1878 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Archibald Downie, born in 1857 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife
Female

John A Mcmillan

Adams

Daughter
Female

Helen

Adams

Daughter
Female

Jessie Coll

Adam

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Downie

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Downie

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

56

1825

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife

Married

57

1824

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

John A Mcmillan

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Adams

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie Coll

Adam

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

Downie

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Downie

Wife

Married

24

1857

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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