Amelia (Ayres) Williams (1863 - 1946)

Born 1863 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Eli Williams — married 4 Dec 1882 in Etruria, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1946 at about age 83 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Biography

Amelia Ayres was born in 1863 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England to John Ayres and Sarah Ann (Crewe) Ayres. Her birth was registered in Wolstanton, Staffordshire in the second quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Crewe.^[1]

In 1871 Amelia Ayres (age 8, Scholar) lived in Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire with her father John (36, Coal Miner), mother Sarah A (35, Green Grocer), and three siblings: Ellen L (11, Scholar), James Hy (6, Scholar), and Frederick (2).^[2]

In 1881 Amelia Ayres (age 18, Potters Transferer) lived at Upper John St in Stoke Upon Trent with her father John (46, Coal Miners Lamp Man), mother Sarah A (45), and four brothers: James H (15, Potters Clay Wedger), Frederick (12, Potters Jigger Turner), John (7, Scholar), and Thomas (2).^[3]

Amelia Ayres (age 19, daughter of John Ayres) married Elihu Williams [aka Eli Williams] (age 21, son of Elijah Williams) on 4 Dec 1882 in Etruria, Staffordshire.^[4] The marriage was registered in Stoke On Trent in the last quarter of the year.^[5]

Amelia and Eli had ten children:

1. Elizabeth Ellen Williams (1883-1884)
2. Sarah Ann Williams (1884-1886)
3. Louisa Ellen "Louie" (Williams) Heath (1886-1955)
4. Elijah John Williams (1888-1891)
5. Frederick Williams (1890-)
6. Thomas Williams (1891-)
7. Amelia Williams (1893-)
8. Sarah Elizabeth Williams (1895-)
9. Eli Williams (1898-)
10. Norman Williams (1910-)

In 1891 Amelia Williams (age 27) lived in Hindley, Lancashire with her husband Eli (29, Coal Miner) and three children: Louisa E (5), Eujher G (2), and Frederick (1).^[6]

In 1901 Amelia Williams (age 38) lived in Burslem with her husband Eli (39, Coal Miner Hewer) and four children: Louisa Ellen (15, Potters Gilder), Thomas (9), Sarah Elizth (5), and Eli (2), as well as her visiting mother Sarah Ann Ayres (65).^[7]

In 1911 Amelia Williams (age 48, Household Duties) lived in Burslem with her husband Eli (49, Coal Miner Hewer) and six children: Thomas (19, Colliery Servant Jigger Underground), Amelia (18, Tailor's Machinist), Sarah Elizabeth (15, Tailoress), Eli (12, School), Norman (0), and Louisa Ellen Heath (25, Potters Gilder), as well as brother-in-law Thomas Williams (52, Can't Work / Formerly On Potters Placer).^[8]

Amelia's husband Eli Williams passed away in 1918.

Amelia Williams passed away in 1946, aged 82 years. Her death was registered in Stoke On Trent in the first quarter of the year.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:261D-HLW : 1 October 2014), Amelia Ayres, 1863; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RP-FXQ : 28 September 2019), Amelia Ayres in entry for John Ayres, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-DPR7 : 13 December 2017), Amelia Ayres in household of John Ayres, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 2734/10, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,935.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXXM-9QL : 12 March 2020), Amelia Ayres in entry for Elihu Williams, 1882.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DTV-TNN : 13 December 2014), Amelia Ayres, 1882; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1882, quarter 4, vol. 6B, p. 314, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7W8N-M6Z : 6 May 2019), Amelia Williams in household of Eli Williams, Hindley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7S-SWF : 21 May 2019), Amelia Williams in household of Eli Williams, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Burslem subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW77-YG7 : 4 July 2019), Amelia Williams in household of Eli Williams, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC9-6958 : 4 September 2014), Amelia Williams, 1946; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.