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Household of John W Adams (born 1854, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 W Adams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Adams, born in 1854 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Frances W Adams, born in 1854 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1876 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Philip (born 1878 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Henry (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Walter F (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Maggie Evans, born in 1864 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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John W Adams's household

Male

John W

Adams

Head
Female

Frances W

Adams

Wife
Male

John W

Adams

Son
Male

Philip

Adams

Son
Male

Henry

Adams

Son
Male

Walter F

Adams

Son
Female

Maggie

Evans

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Adams

Head

Married

27

1854

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Frances W

Adams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John W

Adams

Son

Single

5

1876

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Philip

Adams

Son

Single

3

1878

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Henry

Adams

Son

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Walter F

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Maggie

Evans

Servant

Single

17

1864

Woolwich, Kent, England

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