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Household of William Adams (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1842 in Calstock, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adams, born in 1850 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Amy (born 1878 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Annie B (born 1880 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, William (born 1809 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and William's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1819 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Amy

Adams

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Bray

Father In Law
Female

Jane

Bray

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Calstock, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

39

1842

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife

Married

31

1850

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

5

1876

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Amy

Adams

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Annie B

Adams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Calstock, Cornwall, England

William

Bray

Father In Law

Married

72

1809

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Jane

Bray

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

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