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Household of William Adamson (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scoonie, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adamson, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Adamson, born in 1850 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland).


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William Adamson's household

Male

William

Adamson

Head
Female

Grace

Adamson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Adamson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Adamson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Adamson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adamson

Head

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Adamson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Adamson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Adamson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Adamson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Adamson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Adamson

Son

-

1

1880

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

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