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William Adams (1823-bef1849)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Oct 1823

  • Pill, Somerset1 2

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  • The register entry for his baptism gives his parents names and where they lived. The entry does not give his date of birth but it is assumed that he was born the month before. Although the 1841 Census gives his age as 15 ages over 15 were usually rounded to the nearest 5 years. This would be consistent with being born in October 1823.

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Nov 1823 (age 0)

  • the Parish Church of St George3

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  • Address: Easton-in-Gordano, Pill, Somerset

    Also hia older brother James.

  • Present (sibling):

  • 4 Mar 1827 (age 3)

  • Present at Baptism of his sister Charlotte

  • Present (sibling):

  • 28 Feb 1830 (age 6)

  • Present at Baptism of his brother Benjamin Hellen

  • Present (sibling):

  • 14 Nov 1832 (age 9)

  • Present at Baptism of his sister Martha

  • Occupation:

  • aft 1833 (age 9-10)

  • -4

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  • a mason's labourer. When he started work is not known but judging from the fact that his younger brother Benjamin is shown in the 1841 Census as an agricultural labourer at the age of 9 it was probably around the same age.

  • Census (living with mother):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 17)

  • 1841 Census. Living with mother

  • Death:

  • btw Sep 1841 and Sep 1849 (age 17-25)

  • Pill, Devon5

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  • He appeared in the 1841 Census in Pill but not in any subsequent censuses. It is therefore concluded that he either emigrated or died probably died between 1841 and 1851. No emigration record could be found. William Adams is a fairly common name but by restricting the search of FreeBMD to the Bedminster district produced three possible registrations in the quarters ending Dec 1841, Mar 1847, Mar 1849. Without the death certificates it is not possible to determine which entry, if any, is relevant to William's death. No burial record could be found.

Sources

1.

1841 England Census for Household of Charlotte Adams in Pill, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/956, Book 5, Folio 7, Page 6; William Adams age 15 (i.e. born in 1826) son of Charlotte Adams in Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956/5.

2.

Rev. J Cockaine, Register Entry for the Baptism of William Adams in St George, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1823 Page 92, No. 731; CountySomersetDate of Birth---Date of Baptism9 Nov 1823ForenameWilliamFather's NameJames AdamsMother's NameCharlotte AdamsAbodePill. Somerset Records Office. Call Number: D\P\e.in.g/2/1/10.

3.

Ibid. Cit. Date: 9 November 1823. Somerset Records Office. Call Number: D\P\e.in.g/2/1/10.

4.

1841 England Census for Household of Charlotte Adams in Pill, Easton in Gordano, Somerset, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/956, Book 5, Folio 7, Page 6; William Adams age 15 working as a mason'sl labourer in Pill, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/956/5.

5.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index for the Death of William Adams, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths; Cit. Date: between September 1841 and March 1849. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.