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Household of Amos Wenham (born 1834, 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 Wenham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Wenham, born in 1834 in East Chiltington, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Jane Wenham, born in 1836 in Fletching, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Elam (born 1865 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Amos (born 1869 in Chailey, Sussex, England) and Mary J (born 1871 in Chailey, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1879 in Lewes, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Amos's Boarder, Albert Best, born in 1859 in Lewes, Sussex, England.


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Amos Wenham's household

Male

Amos

Wenham

Head
Female

Jane

Wenham

Wife
Male

Elam

Wenham

Son
Male

Amos

Wenham

Son
Female

Mary J

Wenham

Daughter
Male

William

Wenham

Grand Son
Male

Albert

Best

Boarder
First name(s) Amos
Last name Wenham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place East Chiltington, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Wenham

Head

Married

47

1834

East Chiltington, Sussex, England

Jane

Wenham

Wife

Married

45

1836

Fletching, Sussex, England

Elam

Wenham

Son

Single

16

1865

Lewes, Sussex, England

Amos

Wenham

Son

Single

12

1869

Chailey, Sussex, England

Mary J

Wenham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chailey, Sussex, England

William

Wenham

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Lewes, Sussex, England

Albert

Best

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Lewes, Sussex, England

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