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Household of William Adamson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Adamson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie S Adamson, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Margaret L S (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Annie H S (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Martha E S (born 1879 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Sidney (born 1847 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Millwall, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Annie S

Adamson

Wife
Male

Sidney

Bott

Visitor
Female

Margaret L S

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Annie H S

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Martha E S

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Willett

Servant
Female

Sarah

Drysdale

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Annie S

Adamson

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Bott

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Margaret L S

Adamson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bow, Middlesex, England

Annie H S

Adamson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

Martha E S

Adamson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bow, Middlesex, England

Jane

Willett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Drysdale

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

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