Birth: January-March 1866 Hockham, Norfolk, UK
Father: Thomas William (Willm) Adams 1829-1910
Mother: Emily Bye 1830-1898
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: January-March 1891 Islington, London, UK
Wife: Alice Gertrude Mann 1863-a1901
Death: After 1901
Eva Emily G Adams 1891-a1901
Alice Adams 1894-a1901
William Adams c1897-a1901
Thomas Adams 1898-a1901
Birth of William J Adams in FreeBMD in January-March 1866 in Wayland (4b 268) which included Hockham.
In the 1871 census as William Joh Adams, aged 5, born in Hockham, Norfolk, and living with his parents (Thomas and Emily), three (half) sisters (Emily, Mary Ann and Matilda) in Church Road, Stow Bedon, Norfolk.
In the 1881 census as William Adams aged 15, born in Hockham, Norfolk, a farmer's son, and living with his parents (Thomas and Emily), and (half) sister (Mary Ann) in Church Road, Stow Bedon, Norfolk.
Marriage of William Adams and Alice Gertrude Mann in FreeBMD in January-March 1891 in Islington (1b 283).
In the 1891 census as William Adams aged 25, born in Hockham, Norfolk, employed as a gas lamplighter, and living with his wife (Alice) in 2 rooms at 29 Luard? Street (close to Copenhagen Street B514), Islington, London (there were two other families at the same address).
Eva was born at Kenninghall Norfolk, but the following children were born in Clerkenwell.
In the 1901 census as William T Adams aged 35, born in Stow Bedon, Norfolk , employed as a boot repairer and living with his wife (Alice G), two sons (Thomas and William) and two daughters (Alice and Eva) at 19 Block F Peabody Buildings, St James Clerkenwell, London.
Hockham is Great Hockham, a mile south of Stow Bedon, both on A1075, 25 miles WSW of Norwich.
William John Adams was my second cousin twice removed.
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