James Adkins
(Between 1876/1876-Between 1943/1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ellen Jane Gillett

James Adkins

  • Born: Between Jan 1876 and Mar 1876, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England
  • Marriage (1): Ellen Jane Gillett on 14 Apr 1900 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England
  • Died: Between Oct 1943 and Dec 1943, Hitchin and Stevenage district, Hertfordshire England

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1881, Spring Head, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. James Adkins, age 5, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, scholar, was living with his parents, John Adkins, head of household, age 40, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, carpenter, and Emma Adkins, age 40, b. in Litlington, Cambridge, and three siblings : James H.. Adkins, age 10, b. in Litlington, Cambridge, scholar ; Edgar Adkins, age 7, b. in Ashwell, Ashwell, scholar ; Lizzie Adkins, age 2, b. in Ashwell, Hertford.

They lived at Spring Head, Ashwell, Hertfordshire.

• Census, 1901, Workhouse Hill, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. a). James Adkins, age 25, b. in Ashwell, Herts, was living in Ashwell, Hertford, housepainter.

Also living there was his wife, Ellen Adkins, age 25, b. in Ashwell, Herts.

b). 1901 census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Workhouse Hill, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

<b>James Adkins head 25 house painter b. Ashwell, Herts
</b> Ellen J. " wife 25 b. "

• Census, 1891, Spring Head, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. 1891 census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Spring Head, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

John Adkins head 49 carpenter b. Ashwell, Herts
Emma " wife 50 b. Litlington, Cambs
Edgar " son 17 groom b. Ashwell, Herts
<b> James " son 15 labourer b. "
</b> Lizzie " daur 12 scholar b. "
Harriet " daur 9 scholar b. "

• Census, 1911, Royston, Hertfordshire England. James Adkins, age 35, b, 1876, was living in Royston, Hertfordshire.

Also in the household were his wife, Ellen Jane Adkins, age 36, b. 1875, and six children : Doris Adkins, age 9, b. 1902 ; Herbert Adkins, age 8, b. 1903 ; Mellie Adkins, age 6, b. 1905 ; Margaret Adkins, age 5, b. 1906 ; James Adkins Jun, age 3, b. 1908 ; Thomas Adkins, age 4 weeks, b. 1911.

Note : Since all the children were in the household with James and Ellen, I have assumed that they were their children and they are entered as such.

Mellie was probaby Ellen Caroline, perhaps known as Nellie, and this is a transcription error.


James married Ellen Jane Gillett, daughter of Charles Gillett and Caroline Waldock, on 14 Apr 1900 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. (Ellen Jane Gillett was born between Jul 1875 and Sep 1875 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England and died between Apr 1950 and Jun 1950 in Hitchin and Stevenage district, Hertfordshire England.)


  Marriage Notes:

a). There are marriage entries in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for James Adkins and Ellen Jane Gillett in the June quarter 1900 in Royston district -- Vol.3a, page 931.

<u>Note</u> : James and Ellen may have had at least one more child as there is an entry in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.conm for James Adkins, born in the Decemebr quarter 1907 in Royston district -- Vol. 3a, page 725.

b). There is an entry at www.gencircles.com/users/kevinbean for James Adkins, son of John Adkins and Emma Randall, b. about 1876 / 77 in Ashwell, Hertford, married Emma Jane Gillett on April 14, 1900 in Ashwell, Hertford.

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