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Household of William Adams (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 1834 in Lilleshall, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Adams, born in 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1865 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Ada Ann (born 1868 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Malcolm (born 1871 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England) and Sydney (born 1874 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1820 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Adams

Wife
Male

John

Adams

Son
Male

Albert

Adams

Son
Female

Ada Ann

Adams

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Adams

Son
Male

Sydney

Adams

Son
Male

James

Clarke

Lodger
Male

John

Mansford

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lilleshall, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

47

1834

Lilleshall, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Adams

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Adams

Son

Single

22

1859

Staffordshire, England

Albert

Adams

Son

Single

16

1865

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Ada Ann

Adams

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Malcolm

Adams

Son

Single

10

1871

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Sydney

Adams

Son

Single

7

1874

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

James

Clarke

Lodger

-

35

1846

Reading, Berkshire, England

John

Mansford

Lodger

-

61

1820

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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