Francis Adams (bef. 1842 - aft. 1912)

Born before 11 Sep 1842 in Hilton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died after 1912 after age 69 in England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Francis Adams was the youngest son of Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Hartshorn. He was baptised on September 11, 1842 at Marston upon Dove.

Francis' mother passed away in 1843 the year following his birth. His sister Ann also died in 1843.

CENSUS 1851 - Francis Adams Age 8 Est Birth Year abt 1843 Relation Son Father's Name Thomas Adams Gender Male Where born Hilton, Derbyshire, England Civil Parish Hatton Ecclesiastical parish Marston on Dove Thomas Adams 47 Mary Adams 14 Maram Adams 13 Francis Adams 8

At age 18, he was working as an Agricultural Labourer and the only child still living at home with his father at the family home on High Street in Hilton. His name on the 1861 census is transcribed as Franck.

By 1881, Francis, now known as Frank, has moved to 34 Burtons Road. He is unmarried and still working as a Labourer. Frank next lived in Eggington Village and at 53 was still single.

Frank became a Cow Keeper and was working at The Forties, Smisby, Ashby de la Zouch, Derbyshire, 1895-1899. He next moved to The Elms, Hartshorne, Burton-on-Trent and was resident in 1912.

Frank Adams never married. No further records were sourced for him after 1912.

He was the last surviving child of Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Hartshorn.

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNPS-DG4 : 11 February 2018, Francis Adams, ); citing item 11 p 22, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,752,115.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGG9-GQH CENSUS 1851
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HH-32H : 11 December 2017), Francis Adams in household of Thomas Adams, Hilton, Staffordshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-FRCM : 13 December 2017), Frank Adams, Hilton (Derby), Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, Piece/Folio 2753/103, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,939.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3PX-G6Z : 11 December 2017), Frank Adams, Egginton, Staffordshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• https://ancestry.com.au

Derbyshire England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916

England select births/baptisms FHL no 498101

England census 1851,1861, 1881, 1891

UK City & County Directories, 1766-1946 1895, 1899, 1912

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Faye Whitfield for starting this profile.