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Household of Joseph Ames (born 1816, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbourne, 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.

Joseph Ames and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ames, born in 1816 in Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Frances Ames, born in 1819 in Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Minnie (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Charlotte (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary Lawton, born in 1859 in Emsworth, Hampshire, England.


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Joseph Ames's household

Male

Joseph

Ames

Head
Female

Frances

Ames

Wife
Female

Minnie

Ames

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Ames

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lawton

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ames
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ames

Head

Married

65

1816

Dorset, England

Frances

Ames

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sussex, England

Minnie

Ames

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charlotte

Ames

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Lawton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Emsworth, Hampshire, England

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