Birth: 1822 Stow Bedon, Norfolk, UK
Father: William Adams 1791-1868
Mother: Sarah Edwards c1787-1875
Christening: 31 March 1922 Stow Bedon, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: January-March 1853 Wayland, Norfolk, UK
Husband: Benjamin Houchen (Houghen) c1830-1896
Death: April-June 1872 Rockland St Peter, Norfolk, UK
Father Unknown:
William Adams 1839-1877
I cannot find her in the 1841 census , but she was not with her parents.
In the 1851 census as Jemina (sic) Adams aged 29, born in Stow Bedon, Norfolk, single, no stated employment, and living with her parents (William and Sarah), brother (Thomas) and nephew (son?) (William) in Stow Bedon, Norfolk.
Marriage of Jemimah Adams and Benjamin Houghen in FreeBMD in January-March 1853 in Wayland (4b 431). Note that there are only two other entries for Houghen in FreeBMD, but the entry on the handwritten original has a 'g', not 'c'.
In the 1861 census as Jemima Hanchin (sic) aged 40, born in Stow Bedon, a dressmaker, and living with her husband (Benjamin) in Mill Lane, Rockland All Saints, Norfolk.
In the 1871 census as Jemima Houchen aged 47, born in Stow Bedon, Norfolk, and living with her husband (Benjamin) and nephew (Edward Norton aged 12 and born in Old Buckenham, Norfolk - son of Henry Norton and Hannah Houchen) in Rockland St Peter, Norfolk.
Death of Jemima Houchen in FreeBMD in April-June 1872 in Wayland (4b 166).
Thomas E Straughair has three entries in RootsWeb WorldConnect for Jemima Adams, christened on 31 March 1922 in Stow Beddon, Norfolk, parents William and Sarah Adams.
Rockland All Saints is SE of the B1077 and Rockland St Peter NE of it, 18 miles WSW of Norwich and 2 miles east of Stow Bedon.
Jemima Adams was my first cousin three times removed.
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