The 1841 census shows Laurette ADAMS, age 25, and Mary ADAMS, aged 20, living at Cardington Street, St Pancras. The 1851 census shows Laurette ADAMS, age 39 unmarried born Middlesex, and her sister, Mary ADAMS age 36 unmarried born Middlesex, living at 6, Bedford Street, St Pancras. Also at the same address is Ann KEITH. Ann is shown as age 32 married born Middlesex, the sister of Laurette. Ann was not married, her surname was not Keith and I can see no reason to think that she was Laurette's sister. The 1861 census has Laurette, age 49 unmarried born Marylebone, living at 16, Queen Terrace St, Pancras with her sister, Mary, age 47 unmarried born Marylebone. Ann KEITH and her 2 children were at the same address. Laurette appears to missing from the 1871 census. Her sister Mary is shown living with her brother, Julian L Adams, age 65, at Kentish Town, St Pancras. Ann is also at this house and is shown as Julian's sister. In 1871 Laurette is at Ann KEITH's home at 174 St Johns Road St Mary Islington. Laurette's death is shown in the GRO index at Hampstead in 1892 age 92. Can anyone tell me any more about Laurette, Mary and Julian ADAMS? David

HI David, In the 1851 census entry where you say Laurette Adams and sister Mary have Ann Keith with them shown as sister, Ann Keith is shown as Married, you said she is not. She is shown on the following page from Laurette and Mary, on ref. HO17 piece 1496 folio 89 page 66 Ann is at the top of the page and clearly shown with the letters Mar. in the Condition column, she is followed by dau. Ella age 13 and son Lawrence aged 10. I am wondering if perhaps Ann Keith was indeed the sister of Laurette & Mary Adams. How else can you explain her appearing as the sister of Laurette in more than one census. If she only appeared as their sister in one census then you might put it down as an enumerators error in reading the relationship on the schedule for the household, but not one at least 3 different censuses. They must have surely been sisters. If you don't know very much about Laurette, Mary and their brother Julian how can you be sure they did not have a sister Ann who married Mr. Keith? I found in the LMA records of bapts. marrs. and burs., on the Ancestry site the baptism of a later Lauretta Adams, in 1833, at St. Pancras the daughter of a Ralph Adams and his wife. Could this Ralph Adams have been another brother of Laurette, Mary & Julian? Or is the 2nd incidence of the name Lauretta Adams in the St. Pancras/Marylebone area just a coincidence? Might be worth looking into to see if he relates to the other Adams siblings. I have not been able to find anything like a baptism for either Laurette/a or Julian Adams in the London/Middx area at any time on the IGI nor in the baptisms from the LMA records on the Ancestry site. But then these two sources are not complete records. Looking at Ann Keith's two children, Ella and Lawrence, they were each shown in the census as born in a sea port place, Ella in Southampton and Lawrence in Bristol. Could it be that they were really born abroad or at sea and perhaps their births appear in the GRO indexes of Overseas births, these indexes can be found on findmypast under the BMD tab. Maybe the port of Southampton was where the ship docked shortly after the birth of Ella and Bristol the port where the ship docked soon after the birth of Lawrence. Births, ( as well as deaths and marriages), at sea would be registered with the registrar of shipping at the first port of call the ship made where there was such a British Registrar of shipping or a British Consul/Embassy where such births would also be registered if there was one available in the country where the ship called at after the event. Perhaps the husband of Ann Keith was working abroad or was a mariner and at sea every time the census came round, in those censuses where she is shown as married. I found Lawrence Keith in the 1871 census at Richmond Surrey. He is married to an Elizabeth who was born at Rochdale Lancs. They had a little 3yr old daughter called Florence and a daughter Emily P aged 1 both daughters were born in Lisbon (British Subjects), there is also a servant Marianne De Jesus from Lisbon. Could it be that Lawrence and Elizabeth married abroad, perhaps in Portugal? They were both in their early 30s in the 1871. Their marriage might also appear in the Overseas Marriage indexes on findmypast. I can't find either Ella or Lawrence Keith's births nor a marriage for Lawrence Keith to an Elizabeth on the FreeBMD site. the ref. for this 1871 entry is RG10 piece 867 folio 36 page 29 little Emily and the servant appear over the page. In the 1881 census Lawrence Keith is a boarder in Fulham London, he is shown as married aged 39 occ. Accountant b. Clifton Bristol. He is not with his wife and children Ref.RG11 piece 65 folio 77 page 6 The 1881 census for Elizabeth Keith and her, (now), 4 daughters has ref. RG11 piece 4124 folio 56 page 1they are living at Spotland in Lancashire. the two youngest daughters are Constance mary age 9 and Alice Emma Lillian aged 7 both born Middlesex London. The elder two daughter are, as before, shown born Lisbon Portugal, British Subjects. I think perhaps if you search the Overseas BMD indexes on findmypast for the births of Ella and Lawrence Keith, and if you find their births there, you should then find out just who their mother had been, whether she was Anne Adams who married a Mr. Keith. Sorry I have not been able to tell you anything about Lauretta, mary or Julian apart from what you already know. But maybe something above will give you food for thought. regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. <<> The 1841 census shows Laurette ADAMS, age 25, and Mary ADAMS, aged 20, > living at Cardington Street, St Pancras. > The 1851 census shows Laurette ADAMS, age 39 unmarried born Middlesex, and > her sister, Mary ADAMS age 36 unmarried born Middlesex, living at 6, > Bedford Street, St Pancras. Also at the same address is Ann KEITH. Ann is > shown as age 32 married born Middlesex, the sister of Laurette. Ann was > not married, > her surname was not Keith and I can see no reason to think that she was > Laurette's sister. > > The 1861 census has Laurette, age 49 unmarried born Marylebone, living at > 16, Queen Terrace St, Pancras with her sister, Mary, age 47 unmarried born > Marylebone. Ann KEITH and her 2 children were at the same address. Laurette appears to missing from the 1871 census. Her sister Mary is shown > living with her brother, Julian L Adams, age 65, at Kentish Town, St > Pancras. Ann is also at this house and is shown as Julian's sister. > In 1871 Laurette is at Ann KEITH's home at 174 St Johns Road St Mary > Islington. > Laurette's death is shown in the GRO index at Hampstead in 1892 age 92. > Can anyone tell me any more about Laurette, Mary and Julian ADAMS? >>