When Amelia Toms was born in 1841, in London, England, her father, Charles Toms, was 47 and her mother, Sylvia Shore, was 36. She married Matthew Thomas Searle on 30 April 1860, in Enfield, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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