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Household of William Adamson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1845 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adamson, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England) and Marion (born 1880 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Francis Leach, born in 1859 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England.


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Mary

Adamson

Wife
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Female

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Leach

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scotland

Barbara

Adamson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Marion

Adamson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Leach

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

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