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Household of John Adams (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

John Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1839 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Adams, born in 1841 in Lewisham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England), George (born 1868 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Skinner, born in 1826 in Sussex, England.


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Ellen

Adams

Wife
Male

Charles

Adams

Son
Male

George

Adams

Son
Female

Louisa

Adams

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Adams

Son
Female

Alice

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Skinner

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

42

1839

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ellen

Adams

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lewisham, Kent, England

Charles

Adams

Son

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

George

Adams

Son

Single

13

1868

Lewisham, Kent, England

Louisa

Adams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lewisham, Kent, England

Alfred

Adams

Son

Single

7

1874

Lewisham, Kent, England

Alice

Adams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

William

Skinner

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Sussex, England

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