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Household of James Adams (born 1822, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 1822 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Adams, born in 1822 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Chatham, Kent, England), James (born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England), Mary Ann (born 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Richard (born 1864 in Chatham, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Florence Rigden, born in 1869 in London, Middlesex, England.


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Emily

Adams

Wife
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Adams

Daughter
Male

Richard

Adams

Son
Male

John

Read

Grand Son
Female

Florence

Rigden

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Married

59

1822

Chatham, Kent, England

Emily

Adams

Wife

Married

59

1822

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Adams

Son

Single

24

1857

Chatham, Kent, England

James

Adams

Son

Married

22

1859

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Adams

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chatham, Kent, England

Richard

Adams

Son

Single

17

1864

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Read

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

Florence

Rigden

Servant

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

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