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Household of William Adams (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 1854 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Devine, born in 1815 in Ireland.


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Devine

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Joseph

Adams

Son

-

5

1876

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Adams

Daughter

-

3

1878

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Adams

Son

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Devine

Boarder

Widow

66

1815

Ireland

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