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Household of William Adams (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 1840 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Adams, born in 1840 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Ann

Adams

Wife
Female

Sarah

Adams

Daughter
Male

George

Adams

Son
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Female

Eliza

Adams

Daughter
Female

Emily

Adams

Daughter
Female

Alice

Adams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ann

Adams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Adams

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Adams

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Adams

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Adams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Adams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Adams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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