1851 British Census: John Adams and Family, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
| Street | Name | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Where Born |
| High Street | John Adams | 42 | Head | Shoemaker Journeyman | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| " | Ann Adams | 50 | Wife | Nurse | Littlebury, Essex |
| " | Elijah Adams | 18 | Son | Shoemaker Journeyman | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| " | Mary Adams | 16 | Daughter | Scholar | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| " | Maria Adams | 12 | Daughter | Scholar | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| " | Joseph Chapman | 1 | Grandson | Melbourn, Cambrigeshire |