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Household of Charles May (born 1850, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles May, born in 1850 in Plaistow, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Paulina May, born in 1852 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Paulina (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger, Charles Genkin, born in 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Charles May's household
Charles
May
Head
Paulina
May
Wife
Eliza
Willitts
Daughter
Sarah
Willitts
Daughter
Joseph
Willitts
Son
Paulina
Willitts
Daughter
Charles
Genkin
Lodger
| First name(s) | Charles |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Plaistow, Essex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles | May | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Paulina | May | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | |
Eliza | Willitts | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Sarah | Willitts | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Joseph | Willitts | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Paulina | Willitts | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Charles | Genkin | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Colchester, Essex, England |
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