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Household of John Adams (born 1825, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

John Adams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1825 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Adams, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; I Esslemont (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie T (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie E (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William G S (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Christina Stark, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Margaret S

Adams

Wife
Male

I Esslemont

Adams

Son
Female

Maggie T

Adams

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Adams

Daughter
Male

William G S

Adams

Son
Female

Christina

Stark

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

56

1825

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Adams

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

I Esslemont

Adams

Son

-

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie T

Adams

Daughter

-

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie E

Adams

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G S

Adams

Son

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Stark

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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