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Household of William Adams (born 1842, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foleshill, Warwickshire, 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 1842 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1846 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England. They had 7 children; Sidney (born 1869 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England), George (born 1872 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England), Maud (born 1873 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England), Anne (born 1876 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Male

Sidney

Adams

Son
Female

Emma

Adams

Daughter
Male

George

Adams

Son
Female

Maud

Adams

Daughter
Female

Anne

Adams

Daughter
Male

Walter

Adams

Son
Female

Ada

Adams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

39

1842

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Sidney

Adams

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Emma

Adams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

George

Adams

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Maud

Adams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Anne

Adams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Walter

Adams

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

Ada

Adams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England

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