Birth: January-March 1868 Banham, Norfolk, UK
Father: William Adams 1839-1877
Mother: Mary Mallows 1841-1926
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Husband: Unknown
Death: After 1901
Unknown
Birth of Lucy Adams in FreeBMD in January-March 1868 in Guiltcross (4b 232).
In the 1871 census as Lucy Adams aged 2, born in Banham, Norfolk, and living with her parents (William and Mary), and sister (Anna S) at Snailgate Street, Banham, Norfolk.
Her father died in 1877.
In the 1881 census as Lucy Adams aged 12, born in Banham, Norfolk, and living with her widowed mother (Mary), four sisters (Adelaide M, Anna S, Emma J and Jemima S) and her widowed grandfather (James Mallows) at Hardwick Green, Banham, Norfolk (It states The Old Chequers in the index but I cannot find where this came from).
In the 1891 census as Lucy Adams aged 22, born in Banham, Norfolk, single, a domestic servant and living with Arthur J Rugget Price (aged 82, born in On, Middlesex, and living on his own means), his wife (Mary aged 82 and born in Broadstairs, Kent), his two daughters (Alice E aged 46, and born in Bridewell, London and Catherine S aged 51, born in S W, Pimlico, both single and living on their own means), and six domestic servants (Jemima Adams - Lucy's sister, Richard Christian aged 29 and born in Kirkley, Lincolnshire, Elizabeth Linnell aged 38 and born in Warwickshire, Cyril T Foulkes aged 19 and born in Leicestershire, Annie J Lunn aged 26 and born in Wokingham, Berkshire, Laurarll Taylor aged 19 and born in Ilford, Essex, and Catherine Bolton aged 32 and born in Ravenstone, Leicestershire, all single) at 54 Ennismore Gardens, St Margaret and St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London. (This refers to the Price Baronetcy of Spring Grove in Richmond in the County of Surrey - the fifth Baronet, Sir Arthur James Rugge-Price (1808-1892) assumed the additional surname of Rugge in 1874 by Royal license).
In the 1901 census as Lucy Adams aged 31, born in Banham, Norfolk, single, an upper housemaid and living with Mary Price (a correction gives her surname as Rugge-Price , the Rugge was added by Royal Lic. in 1874, according to Debrett's peerage, 1990, aged 92, born in Broadstairs, Kent, widowed, and living on her own means), her two daughters (Alice Price aged 56, and born in St Brides Parish End, London and Catherine Price aged 61, born in London, both single and living on their own means), an under housemaid (Jemima Adams - Lucy's sister), two hospital nurses (Ada Collowine aged 38, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and widowed, and Jennette Totman aged 29, born in St Pancras, London and single), a butler (James Lane aged 39, born in Bowness, Buckinghamshire and single), a cook (Elizabeth Linnell aged 48, born in Struckbridge, Warwickshire and single), and a page (Joseph Stick aged 16 and born in Tefton, Devon), at 54 Ennismore Gardens, St John the Evangelist and St Margaret, Westminster, London.
Banham is 18 miles SW of Norwich.
Lucy Adams was my third cousin once removed.
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