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Household of Eleanor Adams (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Eleanor Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eleanor Adams, born in 1837 in Ellington, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Eleanor was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; William S (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Dorothy A (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), John T (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England) and George T (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eleanor's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Northumberland, England) and Eleanor's Lodger, George (born 1820 in Bingfield, Northumberland, England).


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Eleanor Adams's household

Female

Eleanor

Adams

Head
Male

William S

Adams

Son
Female

Dorothy A

Adams

Daughter
Male

John T

Adams

Son
Female

Mary E

Adams

Daughter
Male

George T

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Trobe

Mother
Male

George

Surtees

Lodger
First name(s) Eleanor
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ellington, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eleanor

Adams

Head

Widow

44

1837

Ellington, Northumberland, England

William S

Adams

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Adams

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

John T

Adams

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary E

Adams

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

George T

Adams

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Trobe

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Northumberland, England

George

Surtees

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Bingfield, Northumberland, England

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