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Household of Samuel J Adams (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Samuel J Adams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel J Adams, born in 1847 in East Horndon, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Samuel J was the head of the household, married to Martha Adams, born in 1848 in Birchington, Kent, England. They had 2 children; James W (born 1871 in Birchington, Kent, England) and Martha M (born 1873 in Birchington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel J's Father In L, William (born 1815 in Birchington, Kent, England), Samuel J's Mother In L, Martha (born 1815 in Westgate, Kent, England) and Samuel J's Nephew, Herbert (born 1880 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).


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Samuel J Adams's household

Male

Samuel J

Adams

Head
Female

Martha

Adams

Wife
Male

James W

Adams

Son
Female

Martha M

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Emptage

Father In L
Female

Martha

Emptage

Mother In L
Male

Herbert

Emptage

Nephew
First name(s) Samuel J
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place East Horndon, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel J

Adams

Head

Married

34

1847

East Horndon, Essex, England

Martha

Adams

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birchington, Kent, England

James W

Adams

Son

Single

10

1871

Birchington, Kent, England

Martha M

Adams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birchington, Kent, England

William

Emptage

Father In L

Married

66

1815

Birchington, Kent, England

Martha

Emptage

Mother In L

Married

66

1815

Westgate, Kent, England

Herbert

Emptage

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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