John ADAMS (1854-1901)

Name:	John ADAMS1
Sex:	Male
Father:	John ADAMS (1820-1887)
Mother:	Elizabeth Martha BERRY (c. 1831-1911)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	17 Apr 1854	Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 6)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England2
	Market Place
Occupation	7 Apr 1861 (age 6)	scholar; Crewkerne, Somerset, England2
Census	2 Apr 1871 (age 16)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England3
	Market Place
Occupation	2 Apr 1871 (age 16)	currier; Crewkerne, Somerset, England3
Census	3 Apr 1881 (age 26)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England4
	Market Square
Occupation	3 Apr 1881 (age 26)	currier's son; Crewkerne, Somerset, England4
Census	5 Apr 1891 (age 36)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England5
	Market Square
Occupation	5 Apr 1891 (age 36)	tanner and currier; Crewkerne, Somerset, England5
Census	31 Mar 1901 (age 46)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England6
	Market Place
Occupation	31 Mar 1901 (age 46)	tanner and currier; Crewkerne, Somerset, England6
Death	21 Oct 1901 (age 47)	Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Individual Note

In 1891 John and brother Edward had taken over the business. They continued to live in Market Square, Crewkerne. Sister Eliza N. was with them. By 1901 it was just John and Eliza.

Sources

1

www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009

2

(RG9/1637 folio 5 page 4).

Text From Source: Census England 1861 Address: Market Place Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity John Adams,Head,Mar,M,40,currier employing one man and one boy,Crediton, Devon, England, Elizabeth Adams,Wife,Mar,F,29,currier,Crediton, Devon, England, John Adams,Son,Unm,M,6,scholar,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Eliza Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,5,scholar,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Edward Adams,Son,Unm,M,3,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Elizabeth Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,9m,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, There was a general domestic servant living in - Emma Paull, 13

3

(RG10/2407 folio 11 page 14).

Text From Source: Census England 1871 Address: Market Place Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity John Adams,Head,Mar,M,50,tanner & currier master employing 3 man and 4 boys,Crediton, Devon, England, Elizabeth Adams,Wife,Mar,F,39,wife,Crediton, Devon, England, John Adams,Son,Unm,M,16,currier,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Eliza Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,15,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Elizabeth Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,10,scholar,Crewkerne, Somerset, England,

4

(RG11/2387 Folio 9 Page 12).

Text From Source: Census England 1881 Address: Market Square Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity John Adams,Head,Mar,M,60,tanner & currier employing4 laborers & 3 boys,Crediton, Devon, England, Elizabeth Adams,Wife,Mar,F,49,wife,Crediton, Devon, England, John Adams,Son,Unm,M,26,currier's son,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Edward Adams,Son,Unm,M,23,currier's son,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Eliza Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,25,daur,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Elizabeth Adams,Daughter,Unm,F,20,daur,Crewkerne, Somerset, England,

5

(RG12/1894 folio 10 page 14).

Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: Market Square Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity John Adams,Head,S,M,36,tanner and currier,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Edward Adams,Brother,S,M,33,tanner and currier,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Eliza N Adams,Sister,S,F,35,living on own means,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, They had a general domestic servant, Clara Russell, 19, living with them.

6	(RG13/2295 folio 5 page 8).
	Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: Market Place Place: Crewkerne, Somerset, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity John Adams,Head,S,M,46,tanner and currier,,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Eliza Niner Adams,Sister,S,F,44,,,,Crewkerne, Somerset, England, There was a servant, Annie Page, 25, described as a housemaid.