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William Adams was born 1779 in Denbury, Devon. He died 3 DEC 1867 in Ipplepen, Devon. He was the son of Edmund Adams (1755-1823) and Sussanna Winsor (1756-1833). His siblings were Edmund Adams (1779-?), Elizabeth Adams (1781-?), Susanna Adams (1782-?), Sarah Adams (1782-?), Mary Adams (1784-?), Eleanor Adams (1786-?), Nicholas Adams (1788-?), John Adams (1790-?), Thomas Adams (1792-?), Joseph Adams (1793-?), Elias Adams (1795-?), Ann Adams (1797-?), Henry Adams (1799-?).
William Adams's wife was Mary Steer (1785-1866). They were married 18 JAN 1810 in St Andrews Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England.. They had 9 known children named Mary Adams (1810-1811), William Adams (1812-1884), Mary Steer Adams (1814-?), Maria Adams (1816-?), Edmund Adams (1817-1847), Susan Adams (1819-?), Jane Adams (1821-?), Henry Adams (1824-?), and Jonas Adams (1827-?).
He was baptized 15 OCT 1779 in St Marys Church, Ipplepen, Devobn.
He was listed in a census 1851 in PRO Ref HO/107/1871 F429 Pg14 living Plough Inn, Newton Abbott.Occ.Mason & Publican wife and one son and grandson Michael aged 7yrs living with him..
He was listed in a census 1861 in 2 Back Lane Cottage Will aged 81 Mason added late in lihter wriing Late Mason (Now Pauper) and wife Mary aged 75 Ditton under now pauper. iving with them was Ellen Lee Grand Child aged 4years..
His occupation was . The place was Stonemason and onetime publican.The Plough Inn Ipplepen..
William was a stonemason and, for a time the publican at the Plough In
n in Ipplepen. He married his wife Mary when she was already pregnant wi
th their first child Mary who died.