Birth: About 1826 Shotesham, Norfolk, UK
Father: John Adams 1788-1866
Mother: Ann Kerridge c1790-1853
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1854 Diss, Norfolk, UK
Wife: Betsy (Betsey) Atkins (Atkines) 1822-1885
Death: July-September 1862 Palgrave, Suffolk, UK
Hannah Matilda Adams 1855-a1881
George Enoch Adams 1856-a1881
Amos William Adams 1858-1885
Harriet Alice Adams 1860-1863
In the 1841 census as Enoch Adams aged 15 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Norfolk, no stated employment and living with John and Ann (parents?), Amos (brother?), Emily, Hagar, Maria and Mary (sisters?) at Shottesham St Mary, Norfolk
In the 1851 census as Enoch Adams aged 24, born in Shotesham, single, employed as an agricultural labourer, and living with his parents (John and Ann), and three sisters (Emily, Hagar and Mary Ann) at 2 Filands Cottages, Shotesham St Mary.
His mother died in 1853.
Marriage of Enoch Adams and Betsey Atkins (Arkins) in FreeBMD in October-December 1854 in Depwade (4b 630) which included Diss.
All the children were born in Diss.
In the 1861 census as Enoch Adams aged 33, born in Shottisham, Norfolk, employed as a joiner and living with his wife (Betsey), two sons (Amos Wm and George E), two daughters (Hannah M and Harriet Ann), and a servant (Martha Norris aged 14 and born in Diss) at Cock Street, Diss, Norfolk.
Death of Enoch Adams in FreeBMD in July-September 1862 in Hartismere (4a 295) which included Palgrave, Suffolk where his wife and family were living in the 1871 census.
Diss is 18 miles SSE of Shotesham and Palgrave is 2 miles south of Diss.
Enoch Adams was my third cousin three times removed.
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