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Household of William John Adams (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 John Adams and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Adams, born in 1847 in Milverton, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alice Adams, born in 1846 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William John's Domestic Servant, Mary Ann Gerry, born in 1862 in Ireland.


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William John Adams's household

Male

William John

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Alice

Adams

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gerry

Domestic Servant
First name(s) William John
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Milverton, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William John

Adams

Head

Married

34

1847

Milverton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Alice

Adams

Wife

Married

35

1846

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alice

Adams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Gerry

Domestic Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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