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Household of William Adams (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adams, born in 1840 in Wallsend, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Adams, born in 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Jane Ann (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Florence (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Hannah

Adams

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Adams

Daughter
Female

Florence

Adams

Daughter
Male

Robert

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

41

1840

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Adams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane Ann

Adams

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence

Adams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Adams

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

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