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Household of William Adams (born 1849, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1849 in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Adams, born in 1853 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1874 in Bedfordshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), Alice M (born 1879 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Albert J (born 1881 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas H (born 1863 in Bedfordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1860 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Mary

Adams

Wife
Female

Kate

Adams

Daughter
Female

Emily

Adams

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Adams

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Adams

Son
Male

Thomas H

Saunders

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Pettham

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

32

1849

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England

Mary

Adams

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bedfordshire, England

Kate

Adams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bedfordshire, England

Emily

Adams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Adams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Albert J

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Saunders

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Bedfordshire, England

Joseph

Pettham

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

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