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Household of John Adams (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1856 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Adams, born in 1857 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Charlotte (born 1876 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1880 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1864 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Walter (born 1864 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Charles (born 1869 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Louisa

Adams

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Adams

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

Thomas

Cooling

Boarder
Male

William

Cooling

Boarder
Female

Mary

Cooling

Boarder
Male

Walter

Cooling

Boarder
Male

Charles

Cooling

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

25

1856

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Adams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Adams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

James

Adams

Son

Single

1

1880

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cooling

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

William

Cooling

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cooling

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Cooling

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Cooling

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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