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Household of Charles May (born 1836, Jamaica)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles May, born in 1836 in Jamaica, consisted of 11 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1844 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Ellen F (born 1866 in Lewisham, Kent, England), William C (born 1870 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Edith M (born 1872 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Percy (born 1874 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Horace (born 1876 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Florence (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Fredrick G (born 1880 in Brockley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Louisa (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Charles's Servant, Annie E (born 1862 in Lewisham, Kent, England).


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Charles May's household

Male

Charles

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Female

Ellen F

May

Daughter
Male

William C

May

Son
Female

Edith M

May

Daughter
Male

Percy

May

Son
Male

Horace

May

Son
Female

Florence

May

Daughter
Male

Fredrick G

May

Son
Female

Louisa

Tucker

Servant
Female

Annie E

Hampton

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Jamaica, West Indies

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

May

Head

Married

45

1836

Jamaica, West Indies

Mary

May

Wife

Married

37

1844

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ellen F

May

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lewisham, Kent, England

William C

May

Son

Single

11

1870

Lewisham, Kent, England

Edith M

May

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lewisham, Kent, England

Percy

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Lewisham, Kent, England

Horace

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Lewisham, Kent, England

Florence

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Fredrick G

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Brockley, Kent, England

Louisa

Tucker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

Annie E

Hampton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lewisham, Kent, England

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