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Household of Ernest Adams (born 1823, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Ernest Adams and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ernest Adams, born in 1823 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 14 members. Ernest was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adams, born in 1827 in Diss, Norfolk, England. They had 6 children; Donald F (born 1857 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Ellen W (born 1862 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Wilfred A (born 1864 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Gerald (born 1865 in Birch, Lancashire, England), Lilian F (born 1867 in Birch, Lancashire, England) and Harold A (born 1870 in Birch, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ernest's Boarder, Edwin H (born 1866 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England), Ernest's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Ernest's Boarder, Mathew H (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Ernest's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1856 in Newport, Shropshire, England), Ernest's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ernest's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1856 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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Ernest Adams's household

Male

Ernest

Adams

Head
Female

Margaret

Adams

Wife
Male

Donald F

Adams

Son
Female

Ellen W

Adams

Daughter
Male

Wilfred A

Adams

Son
Male

Gerald

Adams

Son
Female

Lilian F

Adams

Daughter
Male

Harold A

Adams

Son
Male

Edwin H

Harrison

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Gartside

Boarder
Male

Mathew H

Curtis

Boarder
Female

Elisabeth

Robinson

Servant
Female

Mary

Jefferson

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Lewis

Servant
First name(s) Ernest
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ernest

Adams

Head

Married

58

1823

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Adams

Wife

Married

54

1827

Diss, Norfolk, England

Donald F

Adams

Son

Single

24

1857

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ellen W

Adams

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Wilfred A

Adams

Son

Single

17

1864

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Gerald

Adams

Son

Single

16

1865

Birch, Lancashire, England

Lilian F

Adams

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birch, Lancashire, England

Harold A

Adams

Son

Single

11

1870

Birch, Lancashire, England

Edwin H

Harrison

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Benjamin

Gartside

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mathew H

Curtis

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Robinson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Newport, Shropshire, England

Mary

Jefferson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Lewis

Servant

Single

25

1856

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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