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Household of William Adams (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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 Adams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1841 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1848 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England), Richard (born 1863 in Chatham, Kent, England), John (born 1867 in Plumstead, Kent, England), James (born 1869 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

Richard

Adams

Son
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

James

Adams

Son
Male

Joseph

Adams

Son
Male

Thomas

Adams

Son
Male

Frederick

Adams

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

40

1841

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

33

1848

Woolwich, Kent, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

20

1861

Chatham, Kent, England

Richard

Adams

Son

Single

18

1863

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Adams

Son

Single

14

1867

Plumstead, Kent, England

James

Adams

Son

Single

12

1869

Plumstead, Kent, England

Joseph

Adams

Son

Single

11

1870

Plumstead, Kent, England

Thomas

Adams

Son

Single

9

1872

Plumstead, Kent, England

Frederick

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Plumstead, Kent, England

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