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Household of Thomas Adams (born 1820, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wem, Shropshire, 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.

Thomas Adams and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Adams, born in 1820 in Prees, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Adams, born in 1819 in Prees, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Eliz (born 1855 in Prees, Shropshire, England) and Richard (born 1856 in Prees, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ann Copnal, born in 1857 in Moreton, Shropshire, England.


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Thomas Adams's household

Male

Thomas

Adams

Head
Female

Sarah

Adams

Wife
Female

Sarah Eliz

Adams

Daughter
Male

Richard

Adams

Son
Female

Ann

Copnal

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Adams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Prees, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Adams

Head

Married

61

1820

Prees, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Adams

Wife

Married

62

1819

Prees, Shropshire, England

Sarah Eliz

Adams

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Prees, Shropshire, England

Richard

Adams

Son

Single

25

1856

Prees, Shropshire, England

Ann

Copnal

Servant

Single

24

1857

Moreton, Shropshire, England

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