1881 British Census: Elijah Adams and family, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
| Street | Name | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Where Born |
| Little Lane | Elijah Adams | 46 | Head | Shoemaker | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Jane Adams | 36 | Wife | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
| John Adams | 14 | Son | Farm Labourer | ||
| Elizabeth Adams | 13 | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Edward Adams | 11 | Son | Scholar | ||
| Susan Adams | 9 | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Jane Adams | 6 | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Ada Adams | 6 | Daughter | Scholar | ||
| Charlotte Adams | 1 | Daughter | |||
| William Adams | 1 | Son | |||
| Charles J. Fordham | 22 | Brother-In-Law | Farm Labourer |
Source: Church of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org. October 25, 2003.