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Household of John Adams (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1830 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Adams, born in 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Adelaide (born 1880 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betsy Willets, born in 1868 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England.


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Mary A

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Adelaide

Adams

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Willets

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Mary A

Adams

Wife

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

3

1878

Woolwich, Kent, England

Adelaide

Adams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Willets

Servant

Single

13

1868

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

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