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THE ADAMS FAMILY

William Adams

I have identified 5 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
William Adams	Born around 1695	Died between 1695 and 1705
Oliver Adams	Born on 4 August 1699 Christened on 9 August 1699 in Crowan	None
John Adams	27 June 1705 in Crowan	None
William Adams	Born around 1705	Married Hannah in 1725
Thomas Adams	28 June 1708 in Crowan	None

William Adams, Yeoman of Crowan married Hannah (possibly Taylor) on 1 June 1725 in Crowan

I have identified 3 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
William Adams	2 February 1726 in Crowan	Married Ann Trevenen in 1758
Thomas Adams	22 February 1729 in Crowan	None
Hannah Adams	Born around 1734 in Crowan	Married Henry Davies on 20 February 1762 in Crowan

William Adams married Ann Trevenen on 7 February 1758 in Crowan

I have identified 9 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
Samuel Adams	26 December 1758 in Crowan	Married Jennifer Hammill in 1789
William Adams	6 January 1761 in Crowan	Married Alice Williams on 3 May 1789 in Crowan
Anne Adams	21 August 1763 in Crowan	Married William Sems on 4 December 1787 in Crowan
Henry Adams	14 July 1765 in Crowan	Died between 1765 and 1774
John Adams	8 November 1767 in Crowan	Married Mary Hammill on 8 June 1794 in Gwinear
Jenifer Adams	25 September 1771 in Crowan	Married Francis Holman on 15 April 1798 in Crowan
Hannah Adams	20 March 1774 in Crowan	None
Henry Adams	26 December 1774 in Crowan	Married Ann Saunders on 5 April 1807 in Crowan In 1841 Henry is aged 60 and a Farmer. Ann is aged 55. They are living in Drym, Crowan. In 1851 Henry is aged 75 and a Farmer of 14 acres. Ann is aged 73. They are living in Crenver, Crowan
Thomas Adams	28 March 1777 in Crowan	None

Jennifer Hammill married Samuel Adams on 22 February 1789 in Gwinear
(A Samuel Adams of Ruthdower was buried on 12 April 1821 in Breage aged 64)
(In 1841 Jenefer is aged 75 and living with her daughter Grace in Ruthdower, Breage)
(Jenifer of Ault Down was buried on 4 May 1846 in Breage aged 80)

They had 13 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
Hanah Adams	Born on 16 January 1790 Christened on 7 February 1790 in Crowan	Married James Richards on 8 May 1813 in Breage
Samuel Adams	Born on 8 January 1792 Christened on 12 February 1792 in Crowan	Married Mary Nicholas on 16 March 1815 in Breage
Jenifer Adams	Born on 14 April 1794 Christened on 1 June 1794 in Crowan	A Jennifer Adams of Fusthdow (possibly Ruthdower) was buried on 23 December 1819 in Breage aged 25
Eliza Adams	Christened on 6 June 1796 in Crowan	Possible marriage to John Nicholas on 16 November 1822 in Breage
Ann Adams	16 October 1798 in Breage	Married Thomas Edwards on 18 December 1819 in Breage
Thomas Adams	30 June 1800 in Breage	Married Grace Edwards on 18 December 1830 in Breage
John Adams	5 September 1802 in Breage	Married Jenifer Nicholas on 27 May 1823 in Breage
William Adams	24 June 1804 in Breage	Possible marriage to Elizabeth ?
Peter Adams	20 April 1806 in Breage	Presumed died young
Peter Adams	4 October 1807 in Breage	Married the widow Priscilla Bawden on 3 October 1835 in Breage
Mary Adams	12 June 1808 in Breage	None
Grace Trevenen Adams	3 March 1811 in Breage	Maaried Josiah Palamountain on 16 February 1833 in Breage
Jennifer Adams	7 September 1817 in Breage	None

Samual Adams married Mary Nicholas on 16 March 1815 in Breage
(In 1815, Samuel was a Publican of Trenear, Breage)
(In 1841 Samuel is aged 45 and a Farmer. Mary is aged 45. The family is living in Trenear, Breage)
(In 1851 Samuel is aged 58 and a Farmer of 110 acres. Mary is aged 57. The family is living in Trevaras, Breage)
(Samuel was buried on 1 July 1856 in Breage aged 64)
(In 1861 Mary is aged 67 and a Farmer of 100 acres. The family is living in Trenear, Breage)
(In 1871 Mary is aged 76 and a Farmer of 108 acres. The family is living in the Parish of Breage. District 2)
(Mary was buried on 18 November 1872 in Breage aged 78)

They had 11 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
Mary Nicholas Adams	24 December 1815 in Breage	Married William Bowden on 8 September 1836 in Breage
Jennifer Adams	7 September 1817 in Breage	In 1841 she is at home aged 20 Married John Semmens on 28 December 1843 in Breage
Samuel Adams	7 March 1819 in Breage	Presumed died young
John Nicholas Adams	4 March 1821 in Breage	In 1841 he is at home aged 20 Married Elizabeth Richards on 30 June 1845 in Breage
Samuel Adams	26 December 1822 in Breage	In 1841 he is at home aged 20 In 1871 he is at home aged 52 and a Farmers son Married Elizabeth ? around 1873 In 1881 Samuel is aged 62 and a Farmer of 55 acres. Elizabeth is aged 43. They are living in Penhale An Drea, Breage Samuel died in the December quarter 1882 aged 64 (Helston 5c 129) His widow Elizabeth married his brother Edwin in 1886
Elizabeth Adams	Born around 1823/24 in Breage	In 1841 she is at home aged 15 Married John Richards on 23 July 1844 in Breage
Anne Trevenen Adams	3 April 1825 in Breage	In 1841 she is at home aged 15 In 1851 she is at home aged 25 Married Edmund Mildren in the September quarter 1851 (Helston 9 153). They had no children
Nicholas Adams	20 May 1827 in Breage	In 1841 he is at home aged 15 In 1851 he is at home aged 23 and a Wheelwright Not with the family in 1861
William Henry Adams	6 September 1829 in Germoe	In 1841 he is at home aged 13 In 1851 he is at home aged 21 In 1861 he is at home aged 33 Married Margaret Hebbard in the December quarter 1866 (Helston 5c 342) In 1871 William is aged 43 and a Farmer of 33 acres. Margaret is aged 36. They are living on Chytodden Farm, Breage In 1881 William is aged 52 and a Farmer of 36 acres. Margaret is aged 46. They are living in Chytodden, Breage In 1891 William is aged 62 and a Farmer. Margaret is aged 56. They are living in Chytodden, Breage Margaret was buried on 9 June 1892 in Breage aged 57
Matilda Adams	22 May 1831 in Breage	In 1841 she is at home aged 10 In 1851 she is at home aged 19 Married Thomas Hosking Sampson in the September quarter 1851 (Helston 9 149)
Paul Thomas Adams	18 May 1834 in Breage	In 1841 he is at home aged 8 In 1851 he is at home aged 17 In 1871 he is at home aged 36 and a Farmers son Married Mary Rowe in 1873
Edwin Adams	11 August 1836 in Breage	In 1841 he is at home aged 6 In 1851 he is at home aged 15 Married Mary Ann Williams in the September quarter 1860 (Helston 5c 290)

Sacred to the memory of
SAMUEL ADAMS
of Trenear in the Parish
Who departed this life on the 26
day of June 1856
Aged 64 yrs
Also of Mary, his wife
Who departed this life
November 12 1872
Aged 78 Years

John Nicholas Adams married Elizabeth Richards on 30 June 1845 in Breage
(In 1851 John is aged 30 and a Farmer of 30 acres. Elizabeth is aged 27. The family is living in Trevano, Sithney)
(In 1861 John is absent from home. Elizabeth is aged 37 and attending to the family. The family is living in Church Town, Breage)
(In 1871 John is aged 49 and a retired Farmer. Elizabeth is aged 47. The family is living in Castle Coffer, Breage)
(In 1881 John is aged 60 and a retired Farmer. Elizabeth is aged 57. The family is living in Ruthdower House, Breage)
(Elizabeth died in the September quarter 1886 aged 62 - Helston 5c 124)
(In 1891 John is aged 70 and a retired Farmer. The family is living in Ruthdower, Herland Cross, Breage)
(In 1901 John is aged 80 and living in Breage)

They had 4 children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
John Henry Adams	30 September 1847 in Sithney	In 1851 he is at home aged 4 Not with the family in 1861 Not with the family in 1871 In 1881 he is at home aged 34 and a Farm Assistant Not with the family in 1891
Mary Jane Adams	16 July 1854 in Sithney	In 1861 she is at home aged 6 and a Scholar In 1871 she is at home aged 16 and a Scholar Married Thomas Mitchell Richards in the March quarter 1879 (Helston 5c 233)
Elizabeth Richards Adams	1 March 1857 in Sithney	In 1861 she is at home aged 4 In 1871 she is at home aged 14 and a Scholar Buried on 4 December 1874 in Breage aged 17
Matilda Adams	30 September 1866 in Breage	In 1871 she is at home aged 4 In 1881 she is at home aged 14 and a Scholar In 1891 she is at home aged 24 and living on her own means In 1901 she is at home aged 34