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Household of Amos Veness (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, 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.

Amos Veness and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Veness, born in 1845 in Ninfield, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Sarah Veness, born in 1845 in Andover, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Amos W (born 1874 in West Firle, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in West Firle, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1876 in West Firle, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1879 in West Firle, Sussex, England) and Frances (born 1880 in West Firle, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Amos's Lodger, William B (born 1856 in Devon, England) and Amos's Lodger, George (born 1860 in West Firle, Sussex, England).


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Amos Veness's household

Male

Amos

Veness

Head
Female

Sarah

Veness

Wife
Male

Amos W

Veness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Veness

Daughter
Female

Emily

Veness

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Veness

Son
Female

Frances

Veness

Daughter
Male

William B

Evans

Lodger
Male

George

Ansell

Lodger
First name(s) Amos
Last name Veness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ninfield, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Veness

Head

Married

36

1845

Ninfield, Sussex, England

Sarah

Veness

Wife

Married

36

1845

Andover, Hampshire, England

Amos W

Veness

Son

Single

7

1874

West Firle, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Veness

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Firle, Sussex, England

Emily

Veness

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Firle, Sussex, England

Frederick

Veness

Son

Single

2

1879

West Firle, Sussex, England

Frances

Veness

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Firle, Sussex, England

William B

Evans

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

George

Ansell

Lodger

Single

21

1860

West Firle, Sussex, England

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