Birth: April-June 1858 Hockham, Norfolk, UK
Father: Thomas (William) Willm Adams 1829-1910
Mother: Mary Ann (Anne) Tilbrook c1831-1864
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Husband: Unknown
Death: After 1901
Thirza Adams 1883-a1891
Birth of Matilda Adams in FreeBMD in April-June 1858 in Wayland (4b 261) which included Hockham.
In the 1861 census as Emily M Adams aged 3, born in Hockham, Norfolk, and living with her parents (Thomas W and Mary A) and sister (Matilda) in Puddleduck? Lane, Hockham, Norfolk.
Her mother died in 1864 around the time of the birth of Mary Ann, and her father married Emily Bye in 1865.
In the 1871 census as Emily Adams aged 13, born in Hockham, Norfolk, and living with her father (Thomas), stepmother (Emily), two sisters (Mary Ann and Matilda) and (half)brother (William Joh) in Church Road, Stow.
In the 1881 census as Emily Maria Adams aged 22, born in Hockham, Norfolk, single, a cook, and living with Charles Edwin Niverre (aged 36, born in Norwich and an accountant), his wife (Laura Rebecca aged 29 and born in Wymondham, Norfolk), their son (Francis Gray aged 5 and born in Norwich), his sister-in-law (Emma Ruth Gray aged 33, born in Wymondham, single and no employment), and two other servants (William Fredk. Byles aged 19, born in Norwich and a groom, and Clara Smith aged 20, born in Cambridgeshire and a housemaid, both single) at Cannaught House, Norwich St Martin At Palace, Norfolk..
In the 1891 census as Emily M Adams aged 33 born in Hockham, single, a general servant, and living with her parents (Francis (sic - in the index, Thomas on the original) and Emily) and their granddaughter (Thirza Adams) in Church Road, Stow Bedon, Norfolk. I guess Thirza was Emily's daughter - she was born in Stow Bedon. However I cannot find any reference to her after this census.
In the 1901 census as Emily M Adams aged 42, born in Hockham, Norfolk, single, a cook, and living with Thomas Hardie (aged 44, born in Scotland and a brewer), his wife (Isabella aged 42 and born in Kirkwhelpington, Northamptonshire), two sons (Edward aged 16, and born in Liverpool, Lancashire and John aged 9 and born in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire), daughter (Isabel aged 4 and born in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire), sister-in-law (Catherine D Smith aged 47, born in Kirkwhelpington, Northamptonshire, widowed and no stated employment), and a housemaid (Alice M Christopher aged 14 and born in Wattlefield, Norfolk) at the Tudor Houses, East Wymer, Norwich.
Hockham is Great Hockham, a mile south of Stow Bedon, both on A1075, 25 miles WSW of Norwich.
Emily Maria Adams was my second cousin twice removed.
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