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Household of Charles May (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, 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.

Charles May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles May, born in 1839 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Caroline May, born in 1844 in Romsey, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Caroline M (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles E (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Amy E (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Florence J (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Mabel Kate (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Sister In Law, Fanny Lovell, born in 1838 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.


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Charles May's household

Male

Charles

May

Head
Female

Caroline

May

Wife
Female

Caroline M

May

Daughter
Male

Charles E

May

Son
Female

Amy E

May

Daughter
Female

Florence J

May

Daughter
Female

Mabel Kate

May

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Lovell

Sister In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Caroline

May

Wife

Married

37

1844

Romsey, Surrey, England

Caroline M

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Charles E

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Amy E

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Florence J

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mabel Kate

May

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Fanny

Lovell

Sister In Law

Married

43

1838

Romsey, Hampshire, England

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