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Household of William A Adams (born 1808, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Adams and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Adams, born in 1808 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 11 members. William A was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John D, born 1831 in Margate, Kent, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Bertha B (born 1854 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Harold J (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Sons Wife, Maria (born 1831 in Margate, Kent, England), William A's Visitor, Clara E (born 1858 in Cobham, Kent, England), William A's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Colchester, Essex, England) and William A's Servant, Clara M (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William A Adams's household

Male

William A

Adams

Head
Male

John D

Adams

Son
Female

Maria

Adams

Sons Wife
Female

Bertha B

Adams

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily M

Adams

Grand Daughter
Male

Harold J

Adams

Grand Son
Female

Beatrice

Adams

Grand Daughter
Male

Herbert

Adams

Grand Son
Female

Clara E

Pye

Visitor
Female

Mary

Johnson

Servant
Female

Clara M

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Adams

Head

Widower

73

1808

Margate, Kent, England

John D

Adams

Son

Married

50

1831

Margate, Kent, England

Maria

Adams

Sons Wife

Married

50

1831

Margate, Kent, England

Bertha B

Adams

Grand Daughter

Single

27

1854

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Adams

Grand Daughter

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harold J

Adams

Grand Son

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Adams

Grand Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Adams

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Clara E

Pye

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Cobham, Kent, England

Mary

Johnson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Colchester, Essex, England

Clara M

Gilbert

Servant

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

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