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Household of Valentine John Adams (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Valentine John Adams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Valentine John Adams, born in 1844 in Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Valentine John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Adams, born in 1842 in Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; John J (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1880 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Valentine John's Father In Law, John (born 1803 in Ketley, Shropshire, England), Valentine John's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1809 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Valentine John's Visitor, Ellen (born 1879 in Stirchley, Shropshire, England).


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Valentine John Adams's household

Male

Valentine John

Adams

Head
Female

Eliza

Adams

Wife
Male

John J

Adams

Son
Male

George

Adams

Son
Female

Mary J

Adams

Daughter
Male

John

Penell Or Purell

Father In Law
Female

Charlotte

Penell Or Purell

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Jones

Visitor
First name(s) Valentine John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Valentine John

Adams

Head

Married

37

1844

Hampshire, England

Eliza

Adams

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shropshire, England

John J

Adams

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Adams

Son

Single

4

1877

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Adams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Penell Or Purell

Father In Law

Married

78

1803

Ketley, Shropshire, England

Charlotte

Penell Or Purell

Mother In Law

Married

72

1809

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Jones

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Stirchley, Shropshire, England

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