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Household of William Adamson (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Adamson, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1873 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1874 in Ireland) and William (born 1878 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Chalmers, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Eliza

Adamson

Wife
Female

Mary

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Male

William

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Chalmers

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Eliza

Adamson

Wife

-

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Adamson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ireland

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ireland

William

Adamson

Son

-

3

1878

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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