The Amis Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Amis family.

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The Amis Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Amis
1841 Census15
1851 Census80
1861 Census110
1871 Census194
1881 Census205
1891 Census192
1901 Census279

Most Frequent Forenames for the Amis Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Amis 0 7 7 15 14 8 13
Mary Amis 0 5 5 12 14 10 8
John Amis 1 6 8 15 6 8 9
James Amis 1 1 7 7 9 10 9
Elizabeth Amis 2 4 6 9 7 5 10
George Amis 3 2 4 11 4 6 7
Robert Amis 0 5 2 9 6 8 5
Charles Amis 0 3 2 5 8 10 7
Sarah Amis 0 4 4 9 4 2 10
Henry Amis 2 3 2 6 7 3 3
Alice Amis 0 0 0 3 7 4 10
Eliza Amis 0 1 4 5 5 5 4
Emma Amis 0 1 2 2 4 6 2
Samuel Amis 0 2 2 2 1 5 4
Frederick Amis 0 1 1 3 3 5 2
Edward Amis 0 1 2 1 3 4 4
Joseph Amis 1 0 3 3 3 0 5
Arthur Amis 0 0 1 2 2 2 8
Alfred Amis 0 0 0 4 4 2 4
Hannah Amis 0 0 1 1 2 6 3

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Amis family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Amis

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