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Household of John Adams (born 1835, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adams, born in 1835 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Lucinda (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1848 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Boarder, Alfred (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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John Adams's household
John
Adams
Head
Mary
Adams
Daughter
James
Adams
Son
Lucinda
Adams
Daughter
Margaret
Adams
Daughter
Eliza
Emerson
Boarder
George
Emerson
Boarder
John
Emerson
Boarder
Alfred
Emerson
Boarder
William
Emerson
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Adams |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | North Shields, Northumberland, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Adams | Head | Widower | 46 | 1835 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Mary | Adams | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Adams | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Lucinda | Adams | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Adams | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Eliza | Emerson | Boarder | - | 33 | 1848 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
George | Emerson | Boarder | Single | 12 | 1869 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
John | Emerson | Boarder | Single | 10 | 1871 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Alfred | Emerson | Boarder | Single | 7 | 1874 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Emerson | Boarder | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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