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Household of Joseph Adams (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Joseph Adams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Adams, born in 1841 in Stockwell, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adams, born in 1847 in Hacton, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1877 in New Cross, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in New Cross, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Herbert Beisley, born in 1859 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Adams's household

Male

Joseph

Adams

Head
Female

Sarah

Adams

Wife
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Female

Ellen

Adams

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Adams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Beisley

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stockwell, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Adams

Head

Married

40

1841

Stockwell, Surrey, England

Sarah

Adams

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hacton, Essex, England

Robert

Adams

Son

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Ellen

Adams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lewisham, Kent, England

Louisa

Adams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

New Cross, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

New Cross, Kent, England

Herbert

Beisley

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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