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Household of Henry Adams (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

Henry Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Adams, born in 1845 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Martha Adams, born in 1849 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Herbert (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor, Alfred (born 1874 in Bishopstone, Sussex, England), Henry's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in St Leonard's on Sea, Sussex, England), Henry's Servant, Mary J (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Staplecross, Sussex, England).


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Henry Adams's household

Male

Henry

Adams

Head
Female

Martha

Adams

Wife
Male

Herbert

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Daw

Visitor
Female

Ann

Newman

Servant
Female

Mary J

Sleep

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Goodsell

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Adams

Head

Married

36

1845

Hastings, Sussex, England

Martha

Adams

Wife

Married

32

1849

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Herbert

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hastings, Sussex, England

Alfred

Daw

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Bishopstone, Sussex, England

Ann

Newman

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Leonard's on Sea, Sussex, England

Mary J

Sleep

Servant

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Goodsell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Staplecross, Sussex, England

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