Help needed for James Adams Born around 1826 Rowley Regis

[AdamsHodgetts]

On the 1851 Census at Blackheath, Rowley Regis:-

I have James Adams Age 28 along with his wife (spelling looks like Letitia to me?) Age 22 and their son, Samuel Age 5 months living with his parents Samuel and Ann Adams, siblings and Uncle Joseph (Lodger)

Samuel Adams Age 58 Head
Ann Adams Age 52 Wife
William Adams Age 30 Son
Joseph Adams Age 22 Son
Elen Adams Age 30 Daughter
Samson Adams Age 17 Son
Thomas Adams Age 14 Son

James Adams Age 28 Son
Letitia Adams Age 22 Son's Wife
Semul Adams Age 5 Mo Grandson (It says Son on the Census but he's most likely to be James and Letitia's son?)

Joseph Adams Age 52 Lodger

On the 1861 Census at Blackheath, Rowley Regis: -

James Adams Age 39 Head
Selvcia Adams Age 31 Wife (Spelling looks more like Lelucia?)
James Adams Age 5 son
Thomas Adams Age 3 months

Their other son Samuel isn't mentioned so he may have died?


I am unable to find the family on Census 1871 onwards....

[CaroleW]

See freebmd - marriage 1850 to Letitia Rushton

Have you checked freebmd for a death for baby Samuel?

GRO maiden name search has John Adams b 1864 mmn Rushton

1871 reference RG10 piece 3018 folio 35   Page 3 - they are in Worcestershire.  James shown as  b Blackheath Staffordshire

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
The marriage was at St Edmunds Dudley 2 Sep 1850
James Adams bach nailer Dudley s of Samuel Adams nailer
Letitia Rushton spins Dudley d of Elijah Rushton nailer
wit James Mountfield and Eleanor Adams .
Both bride and groom signed with a cross

His parents married at Dudley St Thomas 30 May 1819
Samuel Adams and Ann Smith
wit S Paskin and Thomas Fowler

I can't see any baptisms for the children though.

1871 Blackheath Cakemore
James Adams 48 carter Blackheath
Letisha 41 nailmaker
James 15 nail maker
Jonah 9
Elisah 4 Cakemore
William Whitehall lodger 26 nail maker Blackheath
There next door to his brother Thomas and Jemima 34 and 25 nailmakers and their children Ann 7 ,Lydia 3 and Mary Jane 9 months

1881 Blackheath Road Cakemore Stourbridge
James Adams 59 coal dealer Rowley
Letisher 51 nail maker
Jonah 19 labourer
Ellen 4 granddaughter
David Gadd lodger 18 stud maker Middlesex

Looks like brother Thomas 44 living next door nail maker Rowley
Jemima 35 nail maker Warley
Ann nail maker 17 Rowley
Lydia 13 nail maker Halesowen
Mary Jane 10 Halesowen
Samson 4
Joseph 1

1891 Station Road Cakemore
James Adams 69 nail maker Blackheath
Letitia 61
Hannah Harrold widow 75 boarder Blackheath

Death for Letitia Adams age 66 years Sep 1896 Stourbridge

1901 back of Oldbury Road Cakemore
James Adams wid 79 retired carter Blackheath lodging with
Benjamin Westwood 25 miner Blackheath
Ellen 24  Blackheath (presumably his grand aughter)

Looks like James died June 1903 Dudley age 81 years

Ciderdrinker

[ciderdrinker]

Children for James and Letitia
Samuel Dec qtr 1850  -7 Aug 1858 buried  Rowley Regis
William Sep 1854-21 Oct 1855 Rowley Regis
James June 1856
Benjamin Mar 1858-19 Aug 1859 buried Rowley Regis
Sampson Dec 1859  -26 Mar 1860 buried Rowley Regis
Thomas 1860 from census -2 Jan 1862 Rowley Regis
Jonah Mar 1862
Joseph Frederick June 1864 -13 April 1865 Rowley Regis
Elizah 1867 from census

Ciderdrinker

[AdamsHodgetts]

See freebmd - marriage 1850 to Letitia Rushton

Have you checked freebmd for a death for baby Samuel?

GRO maiden name search has John Adams b 1864 mmn Rushton

1871 reference RG10 piece 3018 folio 35   Page 3 - they are in Worcestershire.  James shown as  b Blackheath Staffordshire

Many thanks for confirming Letitia and finding her maiden name 

Think this is Samuel?

Samuel Adams Age 7
Death Date 1858
Burial Date 07 Jul 1858 at Rowley Regis, Stafford, England
FHL Film Number 367801
Reference IDp233 rn1864

[AdamsHodgetts]

Children for James and Letitia
Samuel Dec qtr 1850  -7 Aug 1858 buried  Rowley Regis
William Sep 1854-21 Oct 1855 Rowley Regis
James June 1856
Benjamin Mar 1858-19 Aug 1859 buried Rowley Regis
Sampson Dec 1859  -26 Mar 1860 buried Rowley Regis
Thomas 1860 from census -2 Jan 1862 Rowley Regis
Jonah Mar 1862
Joseph Frederick June 1864 -13 April 1865 Rowley Regis
Elizah 1867 from census

Ciderdrinker

Many thanks as I have only found below children: -

Samuel 1850
William 1854 - 1855
James 1856 - 1903
Thomas 1861 - 1862
Jonah 1862
Elenah 1867 (from 1871 census)

so hadn't come across 3 other children you have found. So sad to see such short lives.

[amondg]

Letitia Adams registered 1866 Stourbridge M quarter vol 06c page 173 mothers maiden name Ruston
Slight spelling mistake.
They could have called Lisa as her mother was also Letitia.

[AdamsHodgetts]

Letitia Adams registered 1866 Stourbridge M quarter vol 06c page 173 mothers maiden name Ruston
Slight spelling mistake.
They could have called Lisa as her mother was also Letitia.

Thanks and it seems that she died aged 1:-
 
Letitia Adams
Birth 1866
Died 1867 Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Age 1
Dudley Volume 6c Page 5

[amondg]

How about ELLEN registered Stourbridge J quarter vol. 06c page 182 mothers maiden name Ruston.

Letitia is another child even though she did not survive.
ADDED she died 1867 registered Stourbridge age 1 J quarter vol. 06c page 77, the same area where she was born.