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Household of Benjamin W May (born 1804, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin W May and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin W May, born in 1804 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin W was the head of the household, married to Harriet May, born in 1824 in Sussex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Gertrude S, born 1855 in Kennington, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin W's Servant, Ruth Box, born in 1863 in Wiltshire, England.


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Benjamin W May's household

Male

Benjamin W

May

Head
Female

Harriet

May

Wife
Female

Gertrude S

Cooper

Grand Daughter
Female

Ruth

Box

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin W
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin W

May

Head

Married

77

1804

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Harriet

May

Wife

Married

57

1824

Sussex, England

Gertrude S

Cooper

Grand Daughter

Single

26

1855

Kennington, Kent, England

Ruth

Box

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wiltshire, England

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