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Household of Robert Ames (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Ames and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ames, born in 1840 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ames, born in 1839 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1864 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Poplar, Kent, England) and Phoebe (born 1880 in Poplar, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, John (born 1825 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Scotland).


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Robert Ames's household

Male

Robert

Ames

Head
Female

Mary A

Ames

Wife
Male

Robert

Ames

Son
Female

Emma

Ames

Daughter
Male

William H

Ames

Son
Female

Ellen

Ames

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Ames

Daughter
Male

John

Powell

Lodger
Male

John

Daulton

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ames
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ames

Head

Married

41

1840

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Mary A

Ames

Wife

Married

42

1839

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert

Ames

Son

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emma

Ames

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William H

Ames

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Ellen

Ames

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Kent, England

Phoebe

Ames

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Kent, England

John

Powell

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Southampton, Hampshire, England

John

Daulton

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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