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Household of Benjamin Adams (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

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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.

Benjamin Adams and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Adams, born in 1817 in Egg Buckland, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Earnest R (born 1850 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Mary (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Anna Sop (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Bessie Ann (born 1858 in Bude, Cornwall, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Lamerton, Devon, England).


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Benjamin Adams's household

Male

Benjamin

Adams

Head
Male

Earnest R

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Adams

Daughter
Female

Anna Sop

Adams

Daughter
Female

Bessie Ann

Doidge

Servant
Female

Jane

Geake

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Adams

Head

Widower

64

1817

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Earnest R

Adams

Son

Single

31

1850

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Mary

Adams

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

Anna Sop

Adams

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie Ann

Doidge

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bude, Cornwall, England

Jane

Geake

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lamerton, Devon, England

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