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Household of William Adamson (born 1828, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1828 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adamson, born in 1831 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1859 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England), Joshua (born 1870 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1872 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Robert Rowley, born in 1808 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England.


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Sarah

Adamson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Adamson

Son
Male

Robert

Adamson

Son
Male

Robert

Rowley

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

53

1828

Durham, England

Sarah

Adamson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Adamson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Adamson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Adamson

Son

Single

11

1870

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Adamson

Son

Single

9

1872

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Rowley

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

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