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Household of William Adamson (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Adamson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes S Adamson, born in 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; William S (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie A (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred D (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frank C (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Agnes S

Adamson

Wife
Male

William S

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Female

Annie A

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Alfred D

Adamson

Son
Male

Frank C

Adamson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes S

Adamson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William S

Adamson

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie A

Adamson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred D

Adamson

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frank C

Adamson

Son

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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