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Household of Ambrose Emerson (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Ambrose Emerson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Emerson, born in 1835 in Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Jessie Emerson, born in 1841 in Richmond, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Alice J (born 1868 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Norman (born 1873 in Dartford, Kent, England), Leonora (born 1876 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Herbert (born 1877 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and Eona G (born 1879 in Ore, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ambrose's Servant, Isabella A (born 1853 in Middlesex, England), Ambrose's Sister, Emma (born 1849 in Middlesex, England), Ambrose's Servant, Charles (born 1846 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Ambrose's Servant, Mary E (born 1854 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England), Ambrose's Servant, Mary E (born 1857 in Staffordshire, England), Ambrose's Servant, Sarah J (born 1865 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Ambrose's Servant, Louisa (born 1854 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England).


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Ambrose Emerson's household

Male

Ambrose

Emerson

Head
Female

Jessie

Emerson

Wife
Female

Alice J

Emerson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Emerson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Emerson

Daughter
Male

Norman

Emerson

Son
Female

Leonora

Emerson

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Emerson

Son
Female

Eona G

Emerson

Daughter
Female

Isabella A

Forster

Servant
Female

Emma

Emerson

Sister
Female

Charles

Bush

Servant
Female

Mary E

Lipscombe

Servant
Female

Mary E

Perry

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Bett

Servant
Female

Louisa

Harris

Servant
First name(s) Ambrose
Last name Emerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ambrose

Emerson

Head

Married

46

1835

Middlesex, England

Jessie

Emerson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Richmond, Surrey, England

Alice J

Emerson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Emerson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Helen

Emerson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Norman

Emerson

Son

Single

8

1873

Dartford, Kent, England

Leonora

Emerson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Herbert

Emerson

Son

Single

4

1877

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Eona G

Emerson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ore, Sussex, England

Isabella A

Forster

Servant

Single

28

1853

Middlesex, England

Emma

Emerson

Sister

Single

32

1849

Middlesex, England

Charles

Bush

Servant

Single

35

1846

Canterbury, Kent, England

Mary E

Lipscombe

Servant

Single

27

1854

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Mary E

Perry

Servant

Single

24

1857

Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Bett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Harris

Servant

Single

27

1854

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

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