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Household of William Adamson (born 1831, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1831 in New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Adamson, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie W (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), William S (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Andrew J (born 1870 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Jessie

Adamson

Wife
Female

Annie W

Adamson

Daughter
Male

William S

Adamson

Son
Female

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Adamson

Daughter
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

Andrew J

Adamson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

50

1831

New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie

Adamson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie W

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

William S

Adamson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Bessie

Adamson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew J

Adamson

Son

-

11

1870

Perthshire, Scotland

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