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William Ames 1857–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAR 1857

Birth Location: Bethnal Green

Death Date: Jun 1931

Death Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Father: Edward Ames

Mother: Mary Littler

Spouse(s): Caroline Bernell

Children(s): William Ames, Edith Ames, Jessie Ames, George Ames, Rosina Ames, Ada Ames, Annie Ames, Joseph Ames, Edward Ames, Eliza Ames, Edie Ames, Alfred Ames

William Ames was born in 1857 in Bethnal Green, the child of Edward Samuel Ames And Mary Ann Littler. William Ames married Caroline Bernell, and had children including Ada Ames, Alfred Ames, Annie Lilian Ames, Edie Ames, Edith Daisy Ames, Edward George Ames, Eliza Ames, George Henry Ames, Jessie Florence Ames, Joseph D Ames, Rosina Ames, William Edward Ames. William Ames passed away in 1931 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Ames was born in 1857 in Bethnal Green, the child of Edward Samuel Ames And Mary Ann Littler.
  • William Ames married Caroline Bernell, and had children including Ada Ames, Alfred Ames, Annie Lilian Ames, Edie Ames, Edith Daisy Ames, Edward George Ames, Eliza Ames, George Henry Ames, Jessie Florence Ames, Joseph D Ames, Rosina Ames, William Edward Ames.
  • William Ames passed away in 1931 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Ames
1817–1880
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, London, England
EA
Mary Littler
1821–1878
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
ML

Spouses(s)

Caroline Bernell
1856–1936
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, London, England
CB

Children(s)

William Ames
1881–1956
Birth Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, London, England
WA
Edith Ames
1897–1986
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
EA
Jessie Ames
1900–1996
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
JA
George Ames
1887–1972
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
GA
Rosina Ames
1892–
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
RA
Ada Ames
1895–1976
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
AA
Annie Ames
1897–1982
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
AA
Joseph Ames
1879–1955
Birth Location: Old Ford, Middlesex, England
JA
Edward Ames
1884–
Birth Location: Edmonton, London, England
EA
Eliza Ames
1894–
Birth Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
EA
Edie Ames
1898–
Birth Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
EA
Alfred Ames
1889–1981
Birth Location: Stepney, London, England
AA

William Ames's Ancestors

Self
William Ames
1857–1931
Birth Place: Bethnal Green
Parents
Edward Samuel Ames
1817–1880
Bethnal Green, London, England
Mary (Ann) Littler
1821–1878
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Ames 🌟 4th) GGF
1772–1848
Bethnal Green, London, England
Rebecca Wilson
1773–1860
Mile End New Town, Stepney, Middlesex
Edmund Littler
1796–
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Ann Jacob
1877–1878
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ames
1737–1795
Elizabeth Pulley
1735–1781
William Wilson
1745–1827
Judith Luduller
1745–1813
Elizabeth Thompson
1768–1820
William Littler
1767–1837
Joseph JACOB
1774–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rowland Ems
1713–1774
Mary Ames
1723–1797
JOHN THOMSON
1741–1818
Grace Parsons
1739–1780
Edmund Littler
1732–1789
Elizabeth Reading
1734–1785

William Ames's Descendants

1.
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William Ames (1 MAR 1857–Jun 1931) m. Caroline Bernell (abt 1856–Mar 1936)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Ames 1881–1956 m. Lucy (Ellen Eliza) Carter 1883–1909 m. Ada Ames 1894–1981
    1. 1. Leslie (George) Ames 1929–2012 m. Sylvia (K) Ames 1933–2023
    2. 2. Lily (Daisy) Ames 1921–2015 m. Ernest (D) SMITHERMAN 1917–2002
    3. 3. Ivy Ames 1923–1991 m. Robert MEENAN 1913–1961
    4. 4. Lucy (Rebecca) Croft 1906–1994 m. Perceval (Bradley Aston) CROFT 1901–1979
      1. 1. June (Irene E) CROFT 1930–1998
    5. 5. Dorothy (Mary) AMES 1919–2014 m. Dennis Austen 1919–2001
    6. 6. Ada (Frances Lorraine) Ames 1916–1990 m. Harold (Cecil) Lunness 1916–1993
      1. 1. Sheila (M) LUNNESS 1938–1979
  2. 2. Edith (Daisy) Ames 1897–1986
  3. 3. Jessie (Florence) Ames 1900–1996
  4. 4. George (Henry) Ames 1887–1972
  5. 5. Rosina Ames 1892–
  6. 6. Ada Ames 1895–1976
    1. 1. Edna (Thomas) Watts 1929–2009
  7. 7. Annie (Lilian) Ames 1897–1982
  8. 8. Joseph (D) Ames 1879–1955
  9. 9. Edward (George) Ames 1884–
  10. 10. Eliza Ames 1894–
    1. 1. Irene (Lilian) Turner 1924–
  11. 11. Edie Ames 1898–
  12. 12. Alfred Ames 1889–1981 m. Florence (Daisy) BURTON 1896–1970

William Ames's Timeline

16 Records

1857
Jan 1857
Birth of William Ames in Bethnal Green, London, England
Bethnal Green, London, England
1857
1 MAR 1857
Birth of William Ames in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
1857
1 MAR 1857
Birth of William Ames in Bethnal Green, London, England
Bethnal Green, London, England
1857
1 MAR 1857
Birth of William Ames in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
1861
1861
Age 4
William Ames resided here in St Matthew, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
St Matthew, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 14
William Ames resided here in St Jude, London, England
St Jude, London, England
1881
1881
Age 24
William Ames resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1889
April 1889
Age 32
William Ames was married in Edmonton, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Edmonton, Middlesex, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 34
William Ames resided here in St James, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
St James, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1901
1901
Age 44
William Ames resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1911
1911
Age 54
William Ames resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1921
1921
Age 64
William Ames resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1931
Apr 1931
Age 74
Death of William Ames in Edmonton, London, England
Edmonton, London, England
1931
Jun 1931
Age 74
Death of William Ames in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1931
Jun 1931
Age 74
Death of William Ames in Edmonton, London, England
Edmonton, London, England
1931
Jun 1931
Age 74
Death of William Ames in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1857
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1081; Folio: 60; Page: 56; GSU roll: 6096191
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1389; Folio: 35; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341338
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 656
    [5] 1871 England Census
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1261; Folio: 20; Page: 29
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 260; Folio: 119; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542602
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [9] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 156880, ED 6, Sch 100; Book: 06880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Bethnal Green
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72TMS014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Bethnal Green, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Bethnal Green
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1889
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Matthew, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 260; Folio: 119; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542602

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Jude, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1389; Folio: 35; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341338

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St James, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1081; Folio: 60; Page: 56; GSU roll: 6096191

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1261; Folio: 20; Page: 29

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 156880, ED 6, Sch 100; Book: 06880

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1931
    Event Place: Edmonton, London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 656

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1931
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1931
    Event Place: Edmonton, London, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1931
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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