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Household of John Adams (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adams, born in 1847 in -. They had 7 children; John G (born 1869 in Whitley, Northumberland, England), James (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Jesmond, Northumberland, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Whitley, Northumberland, England), Andrew (born 1877 in Whitley, Northumberland, England), Matthew H (born 1879 in -) and William (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Sarah Barrass, born in 1871 in Backworth, Northumberland, England.


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John Adams's household

Male

John

Adams

Head
Female

Sarah

Adams

Wife
Male

John G

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Adams

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Adams

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Adams

Son
Male

Matthew H

Adams

Son
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Sarah

Barrass

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adams

Head

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Adams

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

John G

Adams

Son

Single

12

1869

Whitley, Northumberland, England

James

Adams

Son

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth M

Adams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Jesmond, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Adams

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Whitley, Northumberland, England

Andrew

Adams

Son

Single

4

1877

Whitley, Northumberland, England

Matthew H

Adams

Son

Single

2

1879

-

William

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

-

Sarah

Barrass

Niece

Single

10

1871

Backworth, Northumberland, England

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