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Household of William Adams (born 1827, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Adams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1827 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Adams, born in 1829 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; W Cooke (born 1858 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Hugh (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1831 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Upton on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), William's Servant, Annie (born 1826 in Astley, Worcestershire, England) and William's Servant, Esther (born 1857 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Frances

Adams

Wife
Male

W Cooke

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Hugh

Adams

Son
Female

Mary

Goode

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Fowler

Servant
Female

Annie

Garbett

Servant
Female

Esther

Himes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

54

1827

Cornwall, England

Frances

Adams

Wife

Married

52

1829

St Austell, Cornwall, England

W Cooke

Adams

Son

Single

23

1858

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John

Adams

Son

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Hugh

Adams

Son

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary

Goode

Sister In Law

Single

50

1831

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Fowler

Servant

Single

26

1855

Upton on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Garbett

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Astley, Worcestershire, England

Esther

Himes

Servant

Single

24

1857

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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