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Household of James Adams (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 1842 in Combe Martin, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Johanna Adams, born in 1847 in Combe Martin, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Minnie (born 1862 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), James (born 1866 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), Jane (born 1870 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), Nellie (born 1874 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alfred (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1879 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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James Adams's household

Male

James

Adams

Head
Female

Johanna

Adams

Wife
Female

Minnie

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Female

Jane

Adams

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Samuel

Adams

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Combe Martin, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Adams

Head

Married

39

1842

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Johanna

Adams

Wife

Married

34

1847

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Minnie

Adams

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Combe Martin, Devon, England

James

Adams

Son

Single

15

1866

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Thomas

Adams

Son

Single

13

1868

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Jane

Adams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Nellie

Adams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Adams

Son

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Adams

Son

Single

2

1879

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Samuel

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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