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Household of James Adams (born 1807, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Adams, born in 1807 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Catherine (born 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Ruth (born 1868 in Peckham, Surrey, England), William (born 1873 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Janet (born 1880 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and William (born 1849 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Janet Bryson, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Catherine

Grimwood

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Grimwood

Daughter
Male

William

Grimwood

Son
Female

Alice

Stagg

Daughter
Female

Janet

Stagg

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Janet

Bryson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Widower

74

1807

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Grimwood

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ruth

Grimwood

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Peckham, Surrey, England

William

Grimwood

Son

Single

8

1873

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice

Stagg

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Janet

Stagg

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

William

Adams

Son

Married

32

1849

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Janet

Bryson

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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