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Household of John Adams (born 1856, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1856 in Spennymoor, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Adams, born in 1857 in Cockfield, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William W, born 1881 in Castletown, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Isabella (born 1826 in Castletown, Durham, England) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1861 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Mary A

Adams

Wife
Female

Isabella

Walker

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Crosby

Lodger
Male

William W

Adams

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Spennymoor, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Adams

Head

Married

25

1856

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Mary A

Adams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Cockfield, Durham, England

Isabella

Walker

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

Castletown, Durham, England

Robert

Crosby

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Spennymoor, Durham, England

William W

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Castletown, Durham, England

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