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Household of John Adams (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Adams, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Eleanor, born 1877 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John's Step Son, Frederick (born 1865 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), John's Step Son, George H (born 1868 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Margery (born 1855 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Margaret E

Adams

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Scrivener

Step Daughter
Male

Frederick

Scrivener

Step Son
Male

George H

Scrivener

Step Son
Female

Eleanor

Adams

Daughter
Female

Margery

Gaskell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Adams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Scrivener

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Scrivener

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Upholland, Lancashire, England

George H

Scrivener

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Adams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Margery

Gaskell

Servant

Single

26

1855

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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