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Household of James Adams (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Adams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adams, born in 1847 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Adams, born in 1849 in Blackwall, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1861 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Robert (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Sarah Burns, born in 1823 in Eynsford, Kent, England.


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Emily

Adams

Wife
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Emily

Adams

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Adams

Daughter
Female

Florence

Adams

Daughter
Male

George

Adams

Son
Female

Sarah

Burns

Lodger Head
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Robert

Burns

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Married

34

1847

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Adams

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blackwall, Middlesex, England

James

Adams

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Adams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Adams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence

Adams

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Adams

Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Burns

Lodger Head

Widow

58

1823

Eynsford, Kent, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

20

1861

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Robert

Burns

Son

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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