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Household of William Adamson (born 1813, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1813 in Kennoway, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adamson, born in 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1845 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1855 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Jean (born 1855 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Ann (born 1859 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, David (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
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William Adamson's household
William
Adamson
Head
Mary
Adamson
Wife
Mary
Adamson
Daughter
David
Adamson
Son
Jean
Adamson
Daughter
Ann
Adamson
Daughter
David
Ramsay
Grandson
Mary
Hutchson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Adamson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Adamson | Head | Married | 68 | 1813 | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Adamson | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Adamson | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Adamson | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Jean | Adamson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Ann | Adamson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Ramsay | Grandson | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Hutchson | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
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