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Household of Joseph Adams (born 1803, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Adams, born in 1803 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Adams, born in 1819 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1839 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1847 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Lydia (born 1849 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice M, born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Annie (born 1848 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Anne (born 1864 in Bletchley, Sussex, England).


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Joseph Adams's household

Male

Joseph

Adams

Head
Female

Caroline

Adams

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Adams

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Adams

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Havender

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Hunt

Servant
Female

Anne

Hoadley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Adams

Head

Married

78

1803

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Adams

Wife

Married

62

1819

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Adams

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Adams

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Havender

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Annie

Hunt

Servant

Single

33

1848

Brighton, Sussex, England

Anne

Hoadley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bletchley, Sussex, England

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