Astley Shropshire..The ADAMS Family..1860-1868

[garstonite]

hi..can anybody help me please regarding my g.grandmothers family..my g.grandmother was born in 1863 in astley,shropshire...her father was william adams 1834...his wife was sarah adams(nee lewis)1842..children as follows...john 1860-  benjamin  1861-  martha 1863(my g.grandmother)-  thomas 1866-  alice 1868-  william 1870-  fanny 1872-  walter1874-  edith 1876-  minnie 1878-  edwin 1880-  herbert 1884-  lizzie 1886-   I went to astley whit sunday and visited the church of st marys...i could only find 1 adams in the churchyard cemetery,and her name was susannah....very worn headstone,but it looked like 1870 born...susannah could have married one of the above brothers...anyone help with this family..IE marriages deaths etc...they all lived in a mansion house called astley house....kind regards...allan

[Lloydy]

Hi 55!!!

Firstly, check out this http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=1012
and if you scroll down halfway down the article you will see a photo of Astley House.


Here's William and Sarah in 1861:

RG9/1867 folio 36 page 9 - Astley, Shropshire

Thomas Adams Head Widow 54 Ag Lab born Salop Astley
William Adams Son Marr 28 Ag Lab born Salop Astley
Sarah Adams Daughter in Law Marr 20 Ag Labs wife born Salop Astley
John Adams Grandson 12 months born Salop Astley


Jan

[Lloydy]

William in 1851:

HO107/1994 folio 12 page 42

William Adams Servant U 15 Ag Lab born Salop Astley

He's working for Richard Hampson, wife Margaret and their 5 children at Wackley Lodge, Cockshutt/Crosemere


I think this is could be William's parents in 1851[/]b: see next post, Ann mut be William's Step-Mother

HO107/1994 folio 526 page 30
Marton, Middle, Shropshire

Thomas Adams Head Marr 45 Ag Lab born Salop Westbury
Ann Adams Wife Marr 32 born Montgomeryshire Llanfyllin
Hannah Adams Dau 11 born Salop Middle


Jan

[Lloydy]

1841:

HO107/918/11 folio 18 page 4
Marton, Middle, Shropshire

Thomas Adams 35 Ag Lab Y
Mary Adams 40 Y
Ann Adams 13 Y
William Adams 8 Y
Martha Adams 6 Y
Hannah Adams 1 Y

Y = Born in County


I see in 1851 that Thomas's wife was Ann, so I assume that she was his second wife


Jan

[Lloydy]

From FreeBMD:

Marriage December Quarter 1858

William Adams & Sarah Lewis

District: Ellesmere
Volume: 6a
Page: 1347


Jan

[Lloydy]

1871:

RG10/2767 folio 33 page 9
Astley, Shropshire


Thomas Adams Head Widow 67 Ag Lab born Salop Astley
William Adams Son Marr 39 Ag Lab born Salop Astley
Sarah Adams Daughter in Law 30 born Salop Astley
Benjamin Adams Grandson 9 Scholar born Salop Astley
Martha Adams Granddaughter 7 born Salop Astley
Thomas Adams Grandson 4 born Salop Astley
Alice Adams Granddaughter 2 born Salop Astley
William H Adams Granddson 11 months born Salop Astley


Also on the same page, in another property:

John Adams Head Marr 63 Ag Lab born Salop Astley
John Adams Grandson 10 Scholar born Salop Astley

No sign of the wife, but maybe relations.


Jan

[Lloydy]

1881:

RG11/2647 folio 34 page 7
Astley, Shropshire

William Adams Head Marr 47 Ag Lab born Marton Middle Salop
Sarah Adams Wife Marr 39 born Astley St Mary Salop
John Adams Son Unm 21 Railway Lab
Alice Adams Son 12 Scholar
Fanny Adams Dau 9 Scholar
Walter Adams Son 6 Scholar
Edith Adams Dau 4
Minnie Adams Dau 1

Children all born Astley St Mary Salop


Jan

[Lloydy]

They didn't move far did they?!!!!1

Still in Astley in 1891:

RG12/2108 folio 18 page 3
Poplar Cottage, Astley, Shropshire

William Adams Head Marr 53 General Labourer born Salop Middle
Sarah Adams Wife Marr 50 born Salop Astley
Edith Adams Dau 14 Scholar
Minnie Adams Dau 12 Scholar
Edwin Adams Son 10 Scholar
Herbert Adams Son 7 Scholar
Lizzie Adams Dau 4
Mary Adams Daughter in Law Marr 20 born Cheshire Ellesmere Port


Jan

[Lloydy]

and still there in 1901:


William Adams Head Marr 68 Estate Labourer born Shropshire Myddle
Sarah Adams Wife Marr 60 born Shropshire Astley St Marys
Minnie Adams Dau Single 21 Assistant School Mistress born Shropshire Astley St Marys
Edwin Adams Son Single 19 Grocers Porter born Shropshire Astley St Marys
Lizzie Adams Dau Single 14 born Shropshire Astley St Marys


Jan