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Household of Arthur May (born 1853, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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.

Arthur May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur May, born in 1853 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Mary A May, born in 1852 in St Martin, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1876 in -) and Louisa (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Lodger, James (born 1848 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Arthur's Boarder, Frederick (born 1850 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Arthur's Boarder, Alfred (born 1859 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Arthur's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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Arthur May's household

Male

Arthur

May

Head
Female

Mary A

May

Wife
Female

Alice

May

Daughter
Female

Louisa

May

Daughter
Male

James

March

Lodger
Male

Frederick

March

Boarder
Male

Alfred

March

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Lodger
First name(s) Arthur
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

May

Head

Married

28

1853

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary A

May

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Martin, Middlesex, England

Alice

May

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Louisa

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

James

March

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Southwark, Surrey, England

Frederick

March

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Southwark, Surrey, England

Alfred

March

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Southwark, Surrey, England

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