Edwin, son of Samuel (Farmer) & Mary Adams residing in Trenear, was baptised on 11 August 1836 in Breage, Cornwall, England.[1]
Edwin marries Elizabeth Clarke Adams in 1886 in the registration district of Helston, Cornwall, England.[2]
In the 1841 census Edwin (age 6) was in Trenear, Breage, Cornwall, England.[3][4]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Adams
M
45
Farmer
Cornwall
Mary Adams
F
45
Cornwall
Jenefer Adams
F
20
Cornwall
Samuel Adams
M
20
Cornwall
John Adams
M
20
Cornwall
Elizabeth Adams
F
15
Cornwall
Ann Adams
F
15
Cornwall
Nicholas Adams
M
15
Cornwall
William Adams
M
13
Cornwall
Matilda Adams
F
10
Cornwall
Paul Adams
M
8
Cornwall
Edwin Adams
M
6
Cornwall
John Witford
M
15
Cornwall
Grace Paul
F
15
Male Servant
Cornwall
1851 Census: In the 1851 census Edwin (age 15) was the son of Samuel Adams in Breage, Cornwall, England.[5][6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Adams
Head
M
58
Farmer of 110 Acres
Crowan, Cornwall, England
Mary Adams
Wife
F
57
Breage, Cornwall, England
Samuel Adams
Son
M
32
Farmers Son
Breage, Cornwall, England
Ann T Adams
Daughter
F
25
Farmers daughter
Breage, Cornwall, England
Nicholas Adams
Son
M
23
wheel wring
Breage, Cornwall, England
William H Adams
Son
M
21
Farmers son
Breage, Cornwall, England
Matilda Adams
Daughter
F
19
Farmers daughter
Breage, Cornwall, England
Paul T Adams
Son
M
17
Farmers son
Breage, Cornwall, England
Edwin Adams
Son
M
15
Farmers son
Breage, Cornwall, England
Benjamin Rodda
Servant
M
70
Ag Lab
Crowan, Cornwall, England
John Thomas
Servant
M
9
Ag Lab
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Edwin married Mary Ann Williams by Licence on 23 August 1860 in Crowan. Cornwall, England.[7][8]
1861 Census: In the 1861 census Edwin (age 25), Farmer Of 60 Acres Employing 2 Boys, was the married head of household in Penpraze, Sithney, Cornwall, England.[9][10]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edwin Adams
Head
Married
M
25
Farmer Of 60 Acres Employing 2 Boys
Breage, Cornwall
Mary Ann Adams
Wife
Married
F
25
Farmers Wife
Crowan, Cornwall
Elizabeth Ann Ward
Servant
Unmarried
F
15
Dairy Maid
Crowan, Cornwall
1871 Census: In the 1871 census Edwin (age 35), Farmer, was the married head of household in Penpraze, Sithney, Cornwall, England.[11][12]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edwin Adams
Head
Married
M
35
Farmer
Breage, Cornwall
Mary A Adams
Wife
Married
F
35
Crowan, Cornwall
Samuel Adams
Son
M
9
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall
Edwin Adams
Son
M
8
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall
Paul Adams
Son
M
7
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall
William H Adams
Son
M
5
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall
Nicholas Adams
Son
M
3
Sithney, Cornwall
Alfred Adams
Son
M
2
Sithney, Cornwall
Mary Adams
Daughter
F
0
Sithney, Cornwall
Sarah Thomas
Servant
F
23
Domestic Servant
Sithney, Cornwall
William Blewett
Servant
M
16
Farm Servant
Crowan, Cornwall
Edwin's first wife dies in 1875 at the age of 39 while residing in Penprase and was buried on 16 January 1875 in Sithney, Cornwall, England.[13]
1881 Census: In the 1881 census Edwin (age 43), Farmer Of 50 Acres, was the widowed head of household in Penpraze, Sithney, Cornwall, England.[14][15]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edwin Adams
Head
Widowed
M
43
Farmer Of 50 Acres
Breage, Cornwall, England
Edwin Adams
Son
Unmarried
M
18
Farmers Son
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Paul Adams
Son
Unmarried
M
17
Farmers Son
Sithney, Cornwall, England
William Henry Adams
Son
Unmarried
M
14
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Nicholas Adams
Son
Unmarried
M
12
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Alfred Adams
Son
Unmarried
M
11
Scholar
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Ann Trethewie
Servant
Widowed
F
50
Housekeeper
Newlyn East, Cornwall, England
Grace Curnow
Servant
Unmarried
F
18
Farm Servant
Breage, Cornwall, England
In 1886 Edwin marries the widow Elizabeth Clarke Adams in Helston, Cornwall, England.[16]
Residing in Higher Prospidnick, Sithney, Cornwall, England
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Occ
Birthplace
Edwin Adams
Head
M
55
Farmer
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth C Adams
Wife
F
53
Farmer’s wife
Cornwall, England
Alfred Adams
Son
M
21
Farmers Assistant
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Samuel J Adams
Nephew
M
16
Farmers Assistant
Cornwall, England
Susan Thomas
Servant
F
28
General Servant Domestic
Cornwall, England
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: JQ2Z-T2P (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams baptism on 11 Aug 1836, son of Saml. Adams & Mary, in Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
↑ Index entry for the marriage of Edwin ADAMS and Elizabeth Clarke ADAMS married 1886, FREEBDM database entry Marriages 1886 Sep Quarter, Helston Vol 5c page 264 (https://www.freebmd.org.uk accessed 20 May 2020)
↑1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: MQYR-SH8 (accessed 6 October 2022) FindMyPast Image 1841 Census: Edwin Adams (6) in Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Born in Cornwall.
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 136; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Breage; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 10; Page: 13; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241260 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #323933 (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams (6) in Breage in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Cornwall, England.
↑1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1913; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221067; ED, institution, or vessel: 1b; Household Schedule Number: 1 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #17038804 (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams (15) son in household of Samuel Adams (58) in Breage in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall, England.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Breage, Cornwall, England, p. 1; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SG2P-YDN (accessed 6 October 2022) FindMyPast Image
Edwin Adams (15), unmarried son, Farmer'S Son, in household of Samuel Adams (58) in Breage in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall.
↑ Cornwall OPC Database (database without images), [Marriage Index] Marriage of
Edwin ADAMS(bachelor residing in Breage, Farmer son of Samuel, Farmer) & Mary Ann WILLIAMS(spinster residing in Crowan, daughter of Edward, Farmer) married by Licence 23 August 1860, in Crowan, Cornwall, England, transcribed by Tina Davey (http://www.opc-cornwall.org/ Accessed 6 October 2022) [witnesses AJ Willims & C. Williams]
↑ Cornwall OPC Database (database without images), [Marriage Allegations Database] Marriage of
Edwin ADAMS(bachelor residing in Breage, Farmer) & Mary Ann WILLIAMS(spinster residing in Crowan) married by Licence applied for 18 August 1860 and granted 20 August 1860, in Crowan, Cornwall, England, transcribed by Julia Mitchell (http://www.opc-cornwall.org/ Accessed 6 October 2022)
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7Z6-MZ2 (accessed 6 October 2022) FindMyPast Image
Edwin Adams (25), married, Farmer Of 60 Acres Employing 2 Boys, head of household in Sithney in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England Census"
Class: RG 9; Piece: 1571; Folio: 78; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542833; ED, institution, or vessel: 21; Household schedule number: 62 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #17776024 (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams (25) head of household in Sithney in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall, England.
↑1871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: VFV6-BNH (accessed 6 October 2022) FindMyPast Image
Edwin Adams (35), married, Farmer, head of household in Sithney, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Born in Breage, Cornwall.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2302; Folio: 72; Page: 1; GSU roll: 838820; ED, institution, or vessel: 22; Household schedule number: 6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #15325529 (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams (35) head of household in Sithney in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall, England.
↑ Cornwall OPC Database (database without images), [Burials Index] Burial of May Ann Adams who died aged 39 while residing Penprase was buried 16 January 1875, in Sithney, Cornwall, England, Transcribed by Damien Willey (http://www.opc-cornwall.org/ Accessed 6 October 2022)
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2322; Folio: 120; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1341557; ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #2051667 (accessed 6 October 2022)
Edwin Adams (43), widowed, Farmer Of 50 Acres, head of household in Penpraze, Sithney in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall, England.
↑1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 2322/120, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,202.
FamilySearch Record: Q27H-KVKJ (accessed 6 October 2022) FindMyPast Image
Edwin Adams (43), widowed, Farmer Of 50 Acres, head of household in Sithney in Helston registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Breage, Cornwall, England.
↑ Index entry for the marriage of Edwin ADAMS and Elizabeth Clarke ADAMS married 1886, FREEBDM database entry Marriages 1886 Sep Quarter, Helston Vol 5c page 264 (https://www.freebmd.org.uk accessed 20 May 2020)
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