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Household of William A Adam (born 1840, Middlesex)

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.

William A Adam and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Adam, born in 1840 in Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Penelope Adam, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Clara J (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England), Amy B (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Percy W (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Lillie M (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Ronald (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's -, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), William A's -, Ellen C (born 1854 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), William A's -, Alice A (born 1860 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and William A's -, Louisa (born 1857 in Derbyshire, England).


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William A Adam's household

Male

William A

Adam

Head
Female

Penelope

Adam

Wife
Female

Clara J

Adam

Daughter
Female

Amy B

Adam

Daughter
Male

Percy W

Adam

Son
Female

Lillie M

Adam

Daughter
Male

Ronald

Adam

Son
Female

Edith

Adam

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Brown

-
Female

Ellen C

Brown

-
Female

Alice A

Boart

-
Female

Louisa

Ward

-
First name(s) William A
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Adam

Head

Married

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Penelope

Adam

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Clara J

Adam

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Amy B

Adam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Percy W

Adam

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Lillie M

Adam

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Ronald

Adam

Son

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Edith

Adam

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Brown

-

Single

19

1862

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Ellen C

Brown

-

Single

27

1854

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Alice A

Boart

-

Single

21

1860

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Louisa

Ward

-

Married

24

1857

Derbyshire, England

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