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Household of William Adams (born 1838, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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 1838 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Adams, born in 1840 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England) and William (born 1865 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Eye, Suffolk, England), William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1862 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and William's Visitor, Walter (born 1875 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England).


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William Adams's household

Male

William

Adams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter
Male

William

Adams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Mother
Male

Thomas

Waller

Nephew
Male

Thomas

White

Boarder
Male

Walter

West

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adams

Head

Married

43

1838

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

16

1865

-

Elizabeth

Adams

Mother

Married

71

1810

Eye, Suffolk, England

Thomas

Waller

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Thomas

White

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Walter

West

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

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