Amos William Adams (1858-1885)


Dates

Birth: April-June 1858 Diss, Norfolk, UK
Father: Enoch Adams c1826-1862
Mother: Betsy (Betsey) Atkins (Atkines) 1822-1885

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: Believed not married

Death: July-September 1885 Norwich, Norfolk, UK

Children

Believed none

Notes

Birth of Amos William Adams in FreeBMD in April-June 1858 in Depwade (4b 222) which included Diss.

In the 1861 census as Amos Wm Adams aged 3, born in Diss and living with his parents (Enoch and Betsey), brother ( George E), two sisters (Hannah M and Harriet Ann), and a servant (Martha Norris aged 14 and born in Diss) at Cock Street, Diss, Norfolk.

His father died in 1862 in Hartismere which included Palgrave.

In the 1871 census as Amos Adams aged 13, born in Diss and living with his widowed mother (Betsey), brother (George) and sister (Hannah) in Palgrave, Suffolk.

In the 1881 census as Amos W Adams aged 22, born in Diss, single, employed as a coal labourer, and living with his widowed mother (Betsey), brother (Enock G), and sister (Hannah M) at Andrews Yard, St Stephen's Street, Norwich St Stephen, Norfolk.

Death of Amos Adams in FreeBMD in July-September 1885 aged 25 in Norwich (4b 95).

Palgrave is 2 miles south of Diss.

Relationship

Amos Adams was my second cousin twice removed.

Adams Gendex
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